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Procedure 100%
Structure · 1 steps
Claims · 6
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Procedure · 84 words I announce that the Senator from Maine (Mr. King) is necessarily absent. The result was announced--yeas 61, nays 32, 1 as follows: The motion was agreed to.2 The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Husted).3 Under the previous order, amendment No. 6732 is agreed to, 4 and the clerk will read the bill by title for the third time. The amendment (No. 6732) was agreed to. The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time.5 The bill was read the third time.6 Procedure
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Signal · 0
13 of 13 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 Maine (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 → “King) is 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 result was announced--yeas 61, nays 32,” 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 → “as follows:” 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 motion was agreed to.” 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 → “Husted).” 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, amendment No. 6732 is agreed to,” 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 clerk will read the bill by title for the third time.” 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 amendment (No.” 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 → “6732) was agreed to.” 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 amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time.” 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 bill was read the third time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · no score
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Relevance checks whether the speaker stays on topic and answers the question asked. A low score means the speaker dodged the issue. Measured against the bill under debate.
Respect · no score
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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 · no score
No score. Excluded from the average.
Clarity checks for plain speaking, clear ownership of actions, and honest limits on certainty. A low score means vague promises or evasive language.
Claims · 6
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 61, nays 32” A Senate vote resulted in 61 yeas and 32 nays. search 2 “The motion was agreed to.” A motion before the Senate was agreed to. search 3 “Husted).” Senator Husted was serving as the Presiding Officer of the Senate at this point in the proceedings. search 4 “amendment No. 6732 is agreed to” Senate amendment No. 6732 was agreed to during this session. search 5 “The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a third time.” After amendment No. 6732 passed, the Senate ordered the amendment engrossed and the bill read a third time. search 6 “The bill was read the third time.” The bill under consideration was read the third time in the Senate. search
