Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Kevin Kiley

Independent on Reverse the Tire Ban in California 2026-09-01

219 words · 11 sentences · 17 clauses

Statement grade

Average 90 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

The ask 13%Procedure 6%Claims 67%Reasoning 4%Positioning 11%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Mr. Speaker, The ask · 16 wordstoday I am calling on Governor Newsom and the California Legislature to reverse the tire ban. Procedure · 4 wordsYes, that is right.Procedure Claims · 35 wordsIn case you didn’t hear, California has banned tires, or at least 70 percent of them that don’t meet performance standards, under a new mandate, the likes of which exists nowhere else in the country.¹ Procedure · 5 wordsSo what does this mean?Procedure Claims · 62 wordsCalifornians will now be forced to pay hundreds of dollars more by some estimates.² Also, these tires are likely to wear out quicker, which means they are going to have to buy more expensive tires, and they are going to have to buy them more often. By the way, there is going to be more waste with the tires that get used, Reasoning · 8 wordsso it is probably bad for the environment, Procedure · 2 wordsas well.Procedure Mr. Speaker, Claims · 50 wordsCalifornians simply cannot afford this when the cost of living in our State is already higher than anywhere else in the country.³ When the State tried to ban gas cars without any sort of vote of an elected representative or the voters, we got that reversed through bipartisan legislation here.⁴ The ask · 12 wordsI am hoping that we can find a way to reverse this, Procedure · 2 wordsas well.Procedure Positioning · 23 wordsCalifornia needs to stop doing things to make life unaffordable and needs to stop banning things without the vote of any elected representative.Positioning

At a glance

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What the tags mean

Signal · 81

5 of 5 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.

Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Yes, that is right.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “So what does this mean?”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “as well.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “as well.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “California needs to stop doing things to make life unaffordable and needs to stop banning things without the vote of any elected representative.”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.

Respect · no score

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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 5 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 · 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“or at least 70 percent of them that don’t meet performance standards, under a new mandate, the likes of which exists nowhere else in the country.”search
2“forced to pay hundreds of dollars more by some estimates”search
3“the cost of living in our State is already higher than anywhere else in the country”search
4“the State tried to ban gas cars without any sort of vote of an elected representative or the voters, we got that reversed through bipartisan legislation here”search

Analyzed on 2026-09-14