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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 53. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
60 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
100 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Positioning 19% Claims 61% Procedure 20%
Structure · 5 steps
Claims · 1
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 20 words I will add that the House Natural Resources Committee has done a lot of very good bipartisan work this Congress. Positioning Claims · 64 words We have sent a lot of bills to the Senate, and a lot of those bills are over there waiting to be acted upon. When we pass bills, we have hearings. We have markups. We go through regular order. We have done a lot of work that the Senate wouldn’t have to do if they would just take up these bills and pass them. Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 21 words I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr.1 Moore), the lead sponsor of the House companion to this legislation. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×7 Procedure ×2 Positioning Off topic None of this speech addressed the bill under debate and what it would change.
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 60
3 of 10 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I will add that the House Natural Resources Committee has done a lot of very good bipartisan work this Congress.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 → “I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (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 → “Moore), the lead sponsor of the House companion to this legislation.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
7 of 10 deductions are Relevance
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.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “I will add that the House Natural Resources Committee has done a lot of very good bipartisan work this Congress.” A general praise of the committee’s bipartisanship this Congress, not about the monument bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have sent a lot of bills to the Senate,” General statement about bills sent to the Senate, not about this bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “and a lot of those bills are over there waiting to be acted upon.” Continues the point about Senate inaction on other bills, not the monument location.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “When we pass bills, we have hearings.” A general claim about the committee’s process on bills, not about this bill’s content.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have markups.” General process talk, not about the monument bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We go through regular order.” General process talk, not about the monument bill.
Off point Talking about something other than the matter at hand: the question asked, or the bill, motion or speech under debate. What the tags mean → “We have done a lot of work that the Senate wouldn’t have to do if they would just take up these bills and pass them.” A political jab at the Senate rather than anything about the monument’s location.
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 10 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.
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Claims · 1
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 “I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr.” The House companion bill to the Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act was sponsored by Mr. Moore of Utah. search
