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The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 49. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance. 30 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
66 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Procedure 6% Thanks 1% Positioning 10% Aside 3% Anecdote 11% Claims 47% Reasoning 15% The ask 7%
Structure · 24 steps
Claims · 8
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 words I yield myself such time as I may consume. Procedure Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 8 words I appreciate the gentlewoman from North Carolina’s explanation, Thanks Positioning · 21 words and I know that those are the Republican talking points, but I have got news for you. Nobody is buying it. Positioning Unearned certainty Aside · 17 words I mean, I don’t know whether my friend was home talking to her constituents over the break, Aside Anecdote · 23 words but I was home talking to my constituents. I was in other States talking to voters, as well, and do you know what? Anecdote Claims · 13 words Life has gotten harder for them. Prices of everything are through the roof. Reasoning · 63 words And to the extent that any working person got a small tax cut while the rich got these big tax cuts, millionaires and billionaires got all these big tax cuts, to the extent that they got that, any little tax break they received has been totally erased by the cost of living and by high gas prices because of this illegal, reckless war. Unearned certainty Claims · 55 words By the way, wouldn’t you think that Congress would want to exercise its constitutional prerogatives and actually debate the war in Iran and actually vote whether to authorize it or not? We have been forced to try to bring privileged resolutions to the floor to try to get any kind of a debate on this. The ask · 42 words There should be hearings. There should be a full vote on whether to authorize this and whether or not people want to go on record as saying we are going to spend over $100 billion on this stupid, reckless war in Iran.1 Claims · 19 words By the way, that resulted in the Strait of Hormuz being closed, 2 which was open before the war began.3 Positioning · 30 words We are going to spend the money on that, but we are not going to spend it on helping alleviate the high cost of living on people in this country. Positioning Claims · 18 words This Congress is the least productive Congress in history.4 Unearned certainty This has been a total failure, a total failure. Reasoning · 13 words I would just encourage my Republican colleagues, don’t take my word for it. Claims · 24 words Look at every public opinion poll, including those coming out by FOX News and rightwing influencers. They will tell you: Nobody is buying it. Anecdote · 38 words One of the things that I have heard over and over again during the August work period was that the American people are rightfully outraged that an out-of-control AI data center buildup is wreaking havoc on their communities. Anecdote Unearned certainty Claims · 64 words Data centers are driving up utility costs and polluting water supplies, all while Big Tech reaps record profits.8 Yet, now with November on the horizon, some House Republicans are acting as if they did not turbocharge the data center buildup. I mean, a year ago, Republicans were bragging about giving tax breaks to Big Tech in order to build data centers across rural America. Reasoning · 6 words You can check it out yourselves. Claims · 37 words It is section 70421 of the big, ugly bill.5 According to the Republican chairman of the tax writing committee, this provision would: significantly reduce barriers for large-scale, capital-intensive projects in rural areas, most notably, hyperscale data centers.6 Positioning · 4 words That is the Republicans. Positioning Claims · 34 words That provision alone cost the American taxpayers $40 billion.7 That is money that is going to Big Tech to build unpopular data centers instead of lowering the cost of healthcare and housing or groceries. Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 27 words I ask unanimous consent to include in the Record an article titled, ``Big, Beautiful Success Story: Rural America Rebound on the Horizon with New Opportunity Zone Incentives.’’ Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×36 Positioning ×6 Anecdote ×5 Unearned certainty ×4 Procedure ×3 Thanks Aside 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 · 66
16 of 56 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.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I appreciate the gentlewoman from North Carolina’s explanation,” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “and I know that those are the Republican talking points,” 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 → “but I have got news for you.” 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 → “Nobody is buying it.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Aside A remark off to the side of the point. What the tags mean → “I mean, I don’t know whether my friend was home talking to her constituents over the break,” An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “but I was home talking to my constituents.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “I was in other States talking to voters,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “as well,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “and do you know what?” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “We are going to spend the money on that,” 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 → “but we are not going to spend it on helping alleviate the high cost of living on people in this country.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “One of the things that I have heard over and over again during the August work period was that the American people are rightfully outraged that an out-of-control AI data center buildup is wreaking havoc on their communities.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “That is the Republicans.” 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 ask unanimous consent to include in the Record an article titled, ``Big, Beautiful Success Story:” 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 → “Rural America Rebound on the Horizon with New Opportunity Zone Incentives.’’” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
36 of 56 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 → “and I know that those are the Republican talking points,” Attacks the prior speaker’s remarks as talking points instead of addressing the rule or 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 → “but I have got news for you.” A rhetorical flourish with no bearing on 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 → “Nobody is buying it.” A political jab about persuading the public, unrelated to the rule or 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 mean, I don’t know whether my friend was home talking to her constituents over the break,” A remark about the member’s constituents, not the legislation.
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 → “but I was home talking to my constituents.” A remark about the member’s own outreach, 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 was in other States talking to voters,” Continues the aside about talking to voters elsewhere.
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 → “as well,” A fragment continuing the aside about travels.
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 do you know what?” A rhetorical prompt that leads away from 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 → “Life has gotten harder for them.” A claim about cost of living, unrelated to the mining permitting 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 → “Prices of everything are through the roof.” A claim about prices that has nothing to do with 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 → “And to the extent that any working person got a small tax cut while the rich got these big tax cuts, millionaires and billionaires got all these big tax cuts, to the extent that they got that, any little tax break they received has been totally erased by the cost of living and by high gas prices because of this illegal, reckless war.” A critique of tax cuts and gas prices that answers no question about 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 → “By the way, wouldn’t you think that Congress would want to exercise its constitutional prerogatives and actually debate the war in Iran and actually vote whether to authorize it or not?” Pivots to debate of the war in Iran, a different subject entirely.
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 been forced to try to bring privileged resolutions to the floor to try to get any kind of a debate on this.” Continues the war-resolution grievance, not the rule 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 → “There should be hearings.” A demand for hearings on the war, unrelated to 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 → “There should be a full vote on whether to authorize this and whether or not people want to go on record as saying we are going to spend over $100 billion on this stupid, reckless war in Iran.” A demand for a war authorization vote and spending critique, not about 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 → “By the way, that resulted in the Strait of Hormuz being closed,” A claim about the Strait of Hormuz in a speech about a mining 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 → “which was open before the war began.” Continues the Strait of Hormuz point, unrelated to 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 → “We are going to spend the money on that,” Spending on the war contrasted with domestic priorities, 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 → “but we are not going to spend it on helping alleviate the high cost of living on people in this country.” A contrast about cost-of-living spending that does not address 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 → “This Congress is the least productive Congress in history.” A broad attack on Congress’s productivity, not about 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 → “This has been a total failure, a total failure.” A general condemnation with no connection to the rule or 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 just encourage my Republican colleagues, don’t take my word for it.” An exhortation to opponents unrelated to the substance of 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 → “Look at every public opinion poll, including those coming out by FOX News and rightwing influencers.” Cites public opinion polls on general political standing, 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 → “They will tell you:” A rhetorical setup for the polling point, not about 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 → “Nobody is buying it.” Repeats the political jab that nobody is buying the Republican argument.
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 → “One of the things that I have heard over and over again during the August work period was that the American people are rightfully outraged that an out-of-control AI data center buildup is wreaking havoc on their communities.” Pivots to AI data centers, a subject unrelated 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 → “Data centers are driving up utility costs and polluting water supplies, all while Big Tech reaps record profits.” Continues the data center critique, not the rule 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 → “Yet, now with November on the horizon, some House Republicans are acting as if they did not turbocharge the data center buildup.” An attack on Republicans over data centers, not about 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 mean, a year ago, Republicans were bragging about giving tax breaks to Big Tech in order to build data centers across rural America.” A claim about Republican tax breaks for Big Tech, unrelated to 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 → “You can check it out yourselves.” A dare to verify the data center point, not about 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 → “It is section 70421 of the big, ugly bill.” Cites a section of a different bill about data centers, not 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 → “According to the Republican chairman of the tax writing committee, this provision would:” A quote setup about the data center provision in a different 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 → “significantly reduce barriers for large-scale, capital-intensive projects in rural areas, most notably, hyperscale data centers.” Quoted material about data centers in another bill, not this one.
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 → “That is the Republicans.” An attribution of the quote, continuing the off-topic data center point.
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 → “That provision alone cost the American taxpayers $40 billion.” A cost figure about the data center provision, not 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 → “That is money that is going to Big Tech to build unpopular data centers instead of lowering the cost of healthcare and housing or groceries.” Contrasts data center spending with healthcare and housing, unrelated to 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 · 81
4 of 56 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 → “Nobody is buying it” A blanket assertion about what everyone believes, offered with no source or evidence.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “has been totally erased by the cost of living” A sweeping economic claim asserted as fact without any figure or source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “least productive Congress in history” A superlative judgment stated as plain fact with no record or measure cited.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “an out-of-control AI data center buildup is wreaking havoc on their communities” Characterizations like ‘out-of-control’ and ‘wreaking havoc’ are asserted rather than evidenced in the clause.
Claims · 8
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 “we are going to spend over $100 billion on this stupid, reckless war in Iran” The United States is projected to spend over $100 billion on the war in Iran. search 2 “that resulted in the Strait of Hormuz being closed” The war in Iran resulted in the Strait of Hormuz being closed. search 3 “which was open before the war began” The Strait of Hormuz was open before the war with Iran began. search 4 “This Congress is the least productive Congress in history.” The current Congress has passed fewer measures than any previous Congress in history. search 5 “It is section 70421 of the big, ugly bill.” The provision giving tax breaks to Big Tech for data centers is section 70421 of the bill Republicans passed. search 6 “significantly reduce barriers for large-scale, capital-intensive projects in rural areas, most notably, hyperscale data centers.” The Republican chairman of the tax-writing committee said section 70421 would significantly reduce barriers for large-scale, capital-intensive projects in rural areas, most notably hyperscale data centers. search 7 “That provision alone cost the American taxpayers $40 billion.” Section 70421 of the Republican tax bill is estimated to cost American taxpayers $40 billion. search 8 “Data centers are driving up utility costs and polluting water supplies” AI data centers are driving up utility costs and polluting water supplies in American communities. search
