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The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 68. The grade is held to 51, 30 above Relevance. 51 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
91 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Claims 64% Positioning 8% Reasoning 10% The ask 18%
Structure · 11 steps
Claims · 4
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 54 words I am going to also urge that we defeat the previous question. If we do, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of H.R. 738, the Universal Right To Vote By Mail Act, which would ensure that all eligible voters in America have the option to vote by mail.1 Off point Mr. Speaker, Claims · 50 words President Trump has issued an executive order to undermine the credibility of our elections and to make it harder or even impossible for millions of Americans to vote by mail.2 We learned today from a whistleblower that Trump officials are defying court orders and pushing ahead with these unconstitutional plans.3 Off point Mr. Speaker, Claims · 23 words let me remind you, President Trump personally loves voting by mail. He voted by mail in Florida as recently as 2 weeks ago.4 Positioning · 20 words To everyone listening, Trump wants to vote by mail, but he doesn’t want you to be able to do so. Positioning Claims · 23 words Voting by mail has been proven to increase turnout and reduce barriers to voting, such as bad weather, illness, disability, Unearned certainty and long lines. Reasoning · 23 words We should expand mail-in voting to make it easier for Americans to participate in our democracy, which is what this bill would do. Off point Mr. Speaker, The ask · 43 words I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my amendment into the Record along with any extraneous material immediately prior to the vote on the previous question. I yield 2\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Salinas) to discuss our proposal. Off point
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Lost points for Off point ×14 Positioning ×2 Unearned certainty
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Signal · 91
2 of 17 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 → “To everyone listening, Trump wants to vote by mail,” 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 he doesn’t want you to be able to do so.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 21
14 of 17 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 → “If we do, I will offer an amendment to the rule to provide for consideration of H.R.” Announces an amendment to consider H.R. 738, a voting-by-mail bill unrelated to the mining 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 → “738, the Universal Right To Vote By Mail Act,” Names H.R. 738, a different measure than the one before the House.
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 would ensure that all eligible voters in America have the option to vote by mail.” Describes the content of the unrelated voting-by-mail bill, 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 → “President Trump has issued an executive order to undermine the credibility of our elections and to make it harder or even impossible for millions of Americans to vote by mail.” Discusses an executive order on elections, a topic outside the mining 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 → “We learned today from a whistleblower that Trump officials are defying court orders and pushing ahead with these unconstitutional plans.” Relates a whistleblower claim about election officials, not the pending rule or 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 → “let me remind you, President Trump personally loves voting by mail.” Makes a political point about the President’s mail voting habits instead of addressing 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 → “He voted by mail in Florida as recently as 2 weeks ago.” A claim about the President’s Florida mail ballot, unrelated to the measure 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 → “To everyone listening, Trump wants to vote by mail,” Continues the political point about who can vote by mail, not the bill before the House.
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 he doesn’t want you to be able to do so.” A political jab about voting access that substitutes for discussion of 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 → “Voting by mail has been proven to increase turnout and reduce barriers to voting, such as bad weather, illness, disability,” General claims about mail voting turnout rather than the mining bill under consideration.
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 long lines.” Continues listing benefits of mail voting, off the pending bill’s subject.
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 should expand mail-in voting to make it easier for Americans to participate in our democracy,” Advocates expanding mail-in voting instead of addressing 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 → “which is what this bill would do.” Ties back to the unrelated H.R. 738, not the mining bill on the floor.
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 → “Salinas) to discuss our proposal.” Yields time to discuss the unrelated voting proposal rather than the mining 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 · 91
1 of 17 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 → “has been proven” Asserts proof without citing any study or source.
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 “which would ensure that all eligible voters in America have the option to vote by mail” H.R. 738, the Universal Right To Vote By Mail Act, would ensure that all eligible voters in America have the option to vote by mail. search 2 “President Trump has issued an executive order to undermine the credibility of our elections” President Trump issued an executive order concerning elections. search 3 “We learned today from a whistleblower that Trump officials are defying court orders” On the day of the speech, a whistleblower reported that Trump officials are defying court orders. search 4 “He voted by mail in Florida as recently as 2 weeks ago” Donald Trump voted by mail in Florida approximately two weeks before September 1, 2026. search
