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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity is 57. The grade is held to 44, 30 above Signal. 44 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
14 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Procedure 86% Claims 14%
Structure · 3 steps
Claims · 3
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Procedure · 19 words I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr.3 Gallego), and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) are necessarily absent. Procedure Claims · 9 words The result was announced--yeas 51, nays 44, 1 as follows: Procedure · 36 words The nomination was confirmed.2 The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Moreno). Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is consider made and laid upon the table, and the President will be immediately notified of the Senate’s actions. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure ×9 Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 14
9 of 9 deductions are Signal
Signal checks whether every part makes a point, gives a reason, or asks for action. A low score means the speaker filled time with fluff, pleasantries, or attacks.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Gallego),” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “and the Senator from Minnesota (Ms.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Klobuchar) are necessarily absent.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “The nomination was confirmed.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Moreno).” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “Under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is consider made and laid upon the table,” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “and the President will be immediately notified of the Senate’s actions.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · no score
Not applicable: nothing to answer. Excluded from the average.
Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue.
Respect · no score
Not checked: graded before this measurement existed. Excluded from the average.
Respect checks whether the speaker argued with people’s positions and records rather than attacking the people: insults, mockery, or bad motives assigned to them. Criticism of what someone did, however strong, is not marked.
Clarity · 100
0 of 9 deductions are Clarity
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Nothing lost points.
Claims · 3
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
1 “yeas 51, nays 44” The Senate vote on the Schwartz nomination was 51 yeas and 44 nays. search 2 “The nomination was confirmed” The Senate confirmed the Schwartz nomination. search 3 “I announce that the Senator from Arizona (Mr.” Senator Gallego of Arizona was absent from the Senate vote on the Schwartz nomination. search
