Analysis · Floor speech · beta

Robin L. Kelly

Democrat on Giving Voice to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Principles 2026-09-02

234 words · 16 sentences · 24 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 82 / 100

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

Thanks 5%Claims 52%Procedure 1%Positioning 7%Promise 18%Reasoning 9%Aside 8%

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

Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 11 wordsI thank my colleague, Congressman Jackson, my next-door neighbor for yielding.Thanks Mr. Speaker, Claims · 16 wordssince day one, this President and his administration have waged war on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Procedure · 3 wordsLet’s be clear: ProcedureUnearned certaintyPositioning · 5 wordsDEI means all of us.Positioning Claims · 38 wordsDiversity strengthens our communities, our economy, our businesses, and our future. DEI means helping people of every background overcome barriers in their way. Systemic racism has deep roots in this country, poisoning healthcare, housing, and opportunities for generations. Promise · 10 wordsIt is our job to finally pull those roots up. Claims · 67 wordsTrump is trying to erase Black history, gut programs that benefit us, and target anything that says DEI. He is threatening to undo all the progress we have made toward economic equality. Black women are more likely to be denied a mortgage as a home buyer, more likely to die giving birth, ¹or buy a gun, and we still just earn 69 cents to a man’s dollar.² Reasoning · 22 wordsThis isn’t about ending wokeness. This is about erasing hard-won progress and locking people out of opportunity because of who they are. Aside · 18 wordsI always tell people, do not get weary because that is exactly what he wants you to do.Aside Promise · 18 wordsYou can’t go in your house and close the door. We have to continue to fight this nonsense.Vague promise Positioning · 11 wordsWe stand on the shoulders of those who came before us, PositioningPromise · 15 wordsand I, for one, will never give up in the fight for a better future.Vague promise

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 77

5 of 8 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.

Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank my colleague, Congressman Jackson, my next-door neighbor for yielding.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Let’s be clear:”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 “DEI means all of us.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “I always tell people, do not get weary because that is exactly what he wants you to do.”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “We stand on the shoulders of those who came before us,”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

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 · 87

3 of 8 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.

Something stated as certain with nothing to back it.What the tags mean “Let’s be clear”A rhetorical formula asserting certainty in place of any source.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “We have to continue to fight this nonsense”A call to fight with no named actor, action, date or measure of success.
A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “will never give up in the fight for a better future”An open-ended commitment with no concrete action or success condition.

Claims · 2

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“Black women are more likely to be denied a mortgage as a home buyer, more likely to die giving birth”Black women in the United States are more likely than others to be denied a mortgage as home buyers and more likely to die in childbirth.search
2“we still just earn 69 cents to a man’s dollar”Black women in the United States earn 69 cents for every dollar a man earns.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15