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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Reasoning and Clarity. Average 87 / 100
Signal
78 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
83 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
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Thanks 17% Claims 60% Procedure 3% Reasoning 13% The ask 6%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 2
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Mr. President, Thanks · 30 words I appreciate my colleague from Alabama’s strong support of this bill. She has been instrumental in our reaching this point, and I thank her and Senator Graham of South Carolina. Thanks Claims · 94 words To state it really bluntly, Mr. President, this amendment kills the bill. It decimates the purpose of the bill, which has been the result of painstaking--sometimes painful--negotiations over months with the White House, with our colleagues here, with the U.S. Trade Representative, whom I also thank for his cooperation and assistance. It would eliminate tariff provisions that have been narrowly constrained to the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas.1 It is not a broad, blunderbuss provision. It is narrowly targeted. And no secret, the two largest purchasers? Ninety percent, China and Russia.2 Procedure · 5 words So let’s be real here. Procedure Unearned certainty Claims · 10 words This narrowly targeted tariff provision is essential to the bill. Reasoning · 22 words The choice isn’t between this bill with tariffs and a bill without tariffs. The choice is between this bill or no bill. False choice The ask · 11 words I oppose this amendment and urge my colleagues to vote no.
At a glance
Lost points for Thanks ×3 Procedure Unearned certainty False choice
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 78
4 of 6 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.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I appreciate my colleague from Alabama’s strong support of this bill.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “She has been instrumental in our reaching this point,” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “and I thank her and Senator Graham of South Carolina.” Thanks: 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 → “So let’s be real here.” 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.
Reasoning · 83
1 of 6 deductions are Reasoning
Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.
False choice Two options presented as if they were the only ones. What the tags mean → “The choice is between this bill or no bill.” Presenting only this bill or no bill excludes other options such as a bill with modified tariff provisions.
Conclusions found · 3
Conclusion “To state it really bluntly, Mr. President, this amendment kills the bill.”
Because “It would eliminate tariff provisions that have been narrowly constrained to the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas.”
Conclusion “This narrowly targeted tariff provision is essential to the bill.”
Because “It would eliminate tariff provisions that have been narrowly constrained to the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas.”
“It is not a broad, blunderbuss provision.”
“It is narrowly targeted.”
Conclusion “I oppose this amendment and urge my colleagues to vote no.”
Because “The choice isn’t between this bill with tariffs and a bill without tariffs.”
“The choice is between this bill or no bill.”
Reason flawed Presenting only this bill or no bill excludes other options such as a bill with modified tariff provisions.
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
1 of 6 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “let’s be real here” A framing formula that asserts certainty in place of a source.
Claims · 2
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 “It would eliminate tariff provisions that have been narrowly constrained to the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas” The bill’s tariff provisions are limited to the five largest purchasers of Russian oil and gas, and the amendment would eliminate them. search 2 “Ninety percent, China and Russia” China and Russia together account for 90 percent of purchases of Russian oil and gas referenced in the tariff provision. search
