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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 62. The grade is held to 49, 30 above Relevance. 49 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
67 / 100
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Relevance
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Respect
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Clarity
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Claims 68% Positioning 28% Procedure 3% The ask 1%
Structure · 11 steps
Claims · 7
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 5 words corporate greed is hurting Americans. Off point Positioning · 15 words It is not Democratic Socialists who are fighting for universal healthcare, childcare, and clean water. Positioning Claims · 96 words The sponsor of this resolution took $10,000 from Phillips 66, a gas company, 1 and that is a fact. I wonder how many residents in Colorado’s Fifth pulled into a Phillips 66 and couldn’t afford gas because today residents of Colorado’s Fifth are paying $4.26 per gallon for gas.2 That is higher than the national average.3 Colorado’s Fifth District is paying the cost of Trump’s reckless war. Since the start of the war, the average family in the Fifth District has paid an extra $412 for gas, 4 and they have spent $3,700 more for basic living expenses.5 Positioning · 16 words Yet, we are not talking about the fact that warmongering hurts our families, not Democratic Socialists. Positioning Claims · 35 words Republicans fuel corporate greed as they allow, again, the tax cuts, again allow the highest paid CEOs to give pennies to their workers. The average CEO of the largest corporation earned $17.7 million last year, 6 Positioning · 18 words yet here we go. We are not blaming the corporate donors. Off point Instead, we are blaming the Democratic Socialists. Positioning Claims · 33 words Workers rely on Medicaid, Mr. Speaker, and SNAP because of corporate greed, yet Republicans in this Chamber are literally cutting those programs to give, what, their corporate donors $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.7 Off point Positioning · 22 words Yet, here we are, blaming, again, Democratic Socialists, who are trying to make life easier for our families, not the billionaire class. Positioning Procedure · 7 words I proudly say, as a DSA member: Procedure The ask · 3 words Tax the rich.
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×16 Positioning ×7 Procedure ×2
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Signal · 67
9 of 25 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 → “It is not Democratic Socialists who are fighting for universal healthcare, childcare,” 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 clean water.” 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 → “Yet, we are not talking about the fact that warmongering hurts our families, not Democratic Socialists.” 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 → “yet here we go.” 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 → “We are not blaming the corporate donors.” 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 → “Instead, we are blaming the Democratic Socialists.” 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 → “Yet, here we are, blaming, again, Democratic Socialists, who are trying to make life easier for our families, not the billionaire class.” 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 proudly say,” 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 → “as a DSA member:” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 19
16 of 25 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 → “corporate greed is hurting Americans.” Opens with a general claim about corporate greed rather than the resolution’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 → “The sponsor of this resolution took $10,000 from Phillips 66, a gas company,” Attacks the sponsor’s donations, a point about an individual not the resolution’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 → “and that is a fact.” Continues the donation attack rather than addressing socialism or the resolution.
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 wonder how many residents in Colorado’s Fifth pulled into a Phillips 66 and couldn’t afford gas because today residents of Colorado’s Fifth are paying $4.26 per gallon for gas.” Pivots to gas prices in the sponsor’s district, 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 → “That is higher than the national average.” Further gas price statistics, off the resolution’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 → “Colorado’s Fifth District is paying the cost of Trump’s reckless war.” Blames a war for gas prices, a different topic from the resolution.
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 → “Since the start of the war, the average family in the Fifth District has paid an extra $412 for gas,” More war-related cost figures, not about the resolution.
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 they have spent $3,700 more for basic living expenses.” Continues cost-of-living figures 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 → “Yet, we are not talking about the fact that warmongering hurts our families, not Democratic Socialists.” Only briefly touches the bill’s target in a clause mostly about warmongering hurting families.
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 → “Republicans fuel corporate greed as they allow, again, the tax cuts, again allow the highest paid CEOs to give pennies to their workers.” Attacks Republican tax policy, off the resolution’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 → “The average CEO of the largest corporation earned $17.7 million last year,” CEO pay statistic unrelated to the resolution.
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 here we go.” Transitional aside carrying no content on 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 not blaming the corporate donors.” Accusation about who is being blamed, a debating point rather than engagement with the resolution.
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 → “Workers rely on Medicaid, Mr. Speaker,” Shifts to Medicaid reliance, off the resolution’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 → “and SNAP because of corporate greed,” SNAP and corporate greed, 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 → “yet Republicans in this Chamber are literally cutting those programs to give, what, their corporate donors $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.” Attacks Republican program cuts and tax breaks rather than the resolution.
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 25 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.
Nothing lost points.
Claims · 7
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 “The sponsor of this resolution took $10,000 from Phillips 66” search 2 “residents of Colorado’s Fifth are paying $4.26 per gallon for gas” search 3 “That is higher than the national average” search 4 “the average family in the Fifth District has paid an extra $412 for gas” search 5 “they have spent $3,700 more for basic living expenses” search 6 “The average CEO of the largest corporation earned $17.7 million last year” search 7 “their corporate donors $4.5 trillion in tax breaks” search
