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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Reasoning and Clarity. Reasoning rests on one conclusion, too few to hold the grade down. Average 67 / 100
Signal
64 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
70 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
67 / 100
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Claims 51% Positioning 29% Reasoning 7% Procedure 4% The ask 8%
Structure · 10 steps
Claims · 3
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 42 words I rise today to remember the victims of a shooting that occurred outside of the Venture-N bar in Tucson, Arizona, last night--Vincent Siqueiros and Cameron Capara--and to demand that this Chamber take immediate action to ensure that this can never happen again.1 Vague promise Positioning · 20 words I am disgusted by the targeted act of hate and the cold-blooded murder of two members of our LGBTQIA+ community. Positioning Claims · 23 words This horrific attack is a painful reminder that even in welcoming communities like Tucson, hate and violence against our LGBTQIA+ community still exists. Reasoning · 15 words When the hate is combined with easy access to firearms, the consequences can be deadly. Claims · 29 words I am sick and tired of Congress refusing to lift a finger to protect our communities while every day dozens of people are shot and killed across this country.2 Procedure · 8 words It does not have to be this way. Procedure Claims · 10 words The House of Representatives is returning to session this week, 3 The ask · 17 words and our first action should be passing commonsense gun safety reforms that we know can save lives. Logical leap Unearned certainty Positioning · 39 words In Tucson, we must come together as one city, mourn alongside victims and families and friends, and stand with our LGBTQIA+ community, saying in the most unconditional terms: Everyone is welcome in Tucson, and hate has no place here. Positioning
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×5 Vague promise Procedure Logical leap Unearned certainty
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Signal · 64
6 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.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I am disgusted by the targeted act of hate and the cold-blooded murder of two members of our LGBTQIA+ community.” 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 → “It does not have to be this way.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “In Tucson, we must come together as one city, mourn alongside victims and families and friends,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and stand with our LGBTQIA+ community, saying in the most unconditional terms:” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “Everyone is welcome in Tucson,” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and hate has no place here.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. 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 · 70
1 of 9 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.
Logical leap A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it. What the tags mean → “and our first action should be passing commonsense gun safety reforms that we know can save lives.” The claim that the reforms ‘can save lives’ asserts a cause-and-effect outcome from the mere fact of ongoing daily shootings, without connecting the specific reforms to those deaths.
Conclusions found · 1
Conclusion “and our first action should be passing commonsense gun safety reforms that we know can save lives.”
Because “I am sick and tired of Congress refusing to lift a finger to protect our communities while every day dozens of people are shot and killed across this country.”
Reason flawed The claim that the reforms ‘can save lives’ asserts a cause-and-effect outcome from the mere fact of ongoing daily shootings, without connecting the specific reforms to those deaths.
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 · 67
2 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “take immediate action to ensure that this can never happen again” The demand names no specific measure, actor, or success condition.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “reforms that we know can save lives” Certainty is asserted on the strength of ‘we know’ rather than a source or evidence.
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 “a shooting that occurred outside of the Venture-N bar in Tucson, Arizona, last night--Vincent Siqueiros and Cameron Capara” A shooting outside the Venture-N bar in Tucson, Arizona occurred on August 30, 2026, killing Vincent Siqueiros and Cameron Capara. search 2 “every day dozens of people are shot and killed across this country” Dozens of people are shot and killed daily across the United States. search 3 “The House of Representatives is returning to session this week” The House of Representatives is returning to session during the week of August 31, 2026. search