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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 47. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
77 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Procedure 11% Claims 63% Reasoning 15% Positioning 12%
Structure · 9 steps
Claims · 4
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Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 words I yield myself such time as I may consume. Procedure Mr. Speaker, Claims · 71 words in the 119th Congress, the House has been the most aggressive, successful, Unearned certainty and productive since the 80th Congress in 1949. Total measures passed by the House are 899.1 Tax relief was $82 billion across all filers this tax season with 97 percent of all tax filers receiving a tax cut last year, 2 3 and the 3 percent who didn’t were the highest earners in the country. Regulations lifted by Congress are 23.4 Reasoning · 22 words When you place these three points within historical context, they reveal that this Congress is the most successful and productive since 1949. Unearned certainty Claims · 24 words Now, obviously, the House cannot control the actions of the Senate. The statistics demonstrated by the House of Representatives this Congress are truly historic. Unearned certainty Positioning · 18 words I would put them up against the abysmal record of sleepy Joe Biden and his enablers every day. Positioning Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 7 words I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×10 Unearned certainty ×3 Procedure ×2 Positioning Off topic None of this speech addressed the bill under debate and what it would change.
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Signal · 77
3 of 16 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 yield myself such time as I may consume.” 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 → “I would put them up against the abysmal record of sleepy Joe Biden and his enablers every day.” 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 reserve the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
10 of 16 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 → “in the 119th Congress, the House has been the most aggressive, successful,” Boasts about the House’s productivity in general rather than addressing the mining bill or the rule.
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 productive since the 80th Congress in 1949.” Claims historical rankings for Congress, unrelated to 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 → “Total measures passed by the House are 899.” Cites a count of measures passed with no connection to the mining 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 → “Tax relief was $82 billion across all filers this tax season with 97 percent of all tax filers receiving a tax cut last year,” Discusses tax cuts, a different topic from the mining 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 the 3 percent who didn’t were the highest earners in the country.” Continues the tax-cut point, not 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 → “Regulations lifted by Congress are 23.” Cites regulations lifted, unrelated to the bill’s permitting provisions.
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 you place these three points within historical context, they reveal that this Congress is the most successful and productive since 1949.” Reiterates the productivity ranking claim, not the 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 → “Now, obviously, the House cannot control the actions of the Senate.” Comment on the Senate’s actions, not the mining bill or the rule.
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 → “The statistics demonstrated by the House of Representatives this Congress are truly historic.” Restates the historic productivity claim, not the 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 → “I would put them up against the abysmal record of sleepy Joe Biden and his enablers every day.” Partisan attack on a former president in place of any discussion of the bill.
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 · 64
3 of 16 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 → “the most aggressive, successful,” A superlative ranking is asserted without any source or measure to support it.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “they reveal that this Congress is the most successful and productive since 1949” The phrase ‘they reveal’ presents a subjective ranking as an established fact in place of a source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “truly historic” An emphatic verdict is asserted with no source or comparison to back it.
Claims · 4
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 “Total measures passed by the House are 899” The House of Representatives has passed 899 total measures in the 119th Congress. search 2 “Tax relief was $82 billion across all filers this tax season” Tax relief in the most recent tax season amounted to $82 billion across all filers. search 3 “97 percent of all tax filers receiving a tax cut last year” 97 percent of all tax filers received a tax cut last year. search 4 “Regulations lifted by Congress are 23” Congress has lifted 23 regulations during the 119th Congress. search
