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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Reasoning and Clarity. Average 96 / 100
Signal
88 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
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Respect
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Clarity
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Claims 66% Positioning 9% Procedure 2% The ask 23%
Structure · 10 steps
Claims · 5
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 91 words TSA is sharing passengers’ names, birth dates, 1 and private data with ICE, leading to a surge of unlawful arrests and detention at our airports. Airports are becoming de facto detention centers, funneling humans into the ICE mass detention deportation agenda for profit. ICE agents are targeting immigrants who are in the process of changing their status, including those waiting for visa extensions, with employment authorization documents, 2 or recently married to a U.S. citizen. They are subjecting them to unconstitutional mass surveillance and creating a climate of fear for our immigrant neighbors. Positioning · 1 words Why? Positioning Claims · 17 words Because ICE literally said immigrants at airports make for ``easy targets’’ to fulfill our daily arrest quotas.3 Positioning · 3 words That is disgusting. Positioning Procedure · 3 words Enough is enough. Procedure Positioning · 10 words We can’t allow TSA to become complicit in ICE’s cruelty, Positioning The ask · 22 words and I am asking the TSA administrator to stop openly lying about the secret data-sharing agreement that was entered into with ICE.4 Mr. Speaker, The ask · 16 words please support No TSA Data for ICE Act that I introduced with many of my colleagues.5
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×3 Procedure Reasons given This statement drew 3 conclusions and gave a reason for each one.
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Signal · 88
4 of 4 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 → “Why?” 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 → “That is disgusting.” 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 → “Enough is enough.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “We can’t allow TSA to become complicit in ICE’s cruelty,” 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.
Reasoning · 100
0 of 4 deductions are Reasoning
Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.
Nothing lost points.
Conclusions found · 3
Conclusion “That is disgusting.”
Because “TSA is sharing passengers’ names, birth dates,”
“and private data with ICE, leading to a surge of unlawful arrests and detention at our airports.”
“Because ICE literally said immigrants at airports make for ``easy targets’’ to fulfill our daily arrest quotas.”
Conclusion “and I am asking the TSA administrator to stop openly lying about the secret data-sharing agreement that was entered into with ICE.”
Because “TSA is sharing passengers’ names, birth dates,”
“and private data with ICE, leading to a surge of unlawful arrests and detention at our airports.”
Conclusion “please support No TSA Data for ICE Act that I introduced with many of my colleagues.”
Because “TSA is sharing passengers’ names, birth dates,”
“and private data with ICE, leading to a surge of unlawful arrests and detention at our airports.”
“ICE agents are targeting immigrants who are in the process of changing their status, including those waiting for visa extensions, with employment authorization documents,”
“They are subjecting them to unconstitutional mass surveillance and creating a climate of fear for our immigrant neighbors.”
“Because ICE literally said immigrants at airports make for ``easy targets’’ to fulfill our daily arrest quotas.”
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 4 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 · 5
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 “TSA is sharing passengers’ names, birth dates, ” TSA is sharing passengers’ names, birth dates, and other private data with ICE. search 2 “ICE agents are targeting immigrants who are in the process of changing their status, including those waiting for visa extensions, with employment authorization documents” ICE agents are targeting immigrants in the process of changing their status, including those waiting for visa extensions or holding employment authorization documents. search 3 “ICE literally said immigrants at airports make for ``easy targets’’” ICE said immigrants at airports make for ‘easy targets’. search 4 “the secret data-sharing agreement that was entered into with ICE” TSA entered into a secret data-sharing agreement with ICE. search 5 “No TSA Data for ICE Act that I introduced” Rashida Tlaib introduced the No TSA Data for ICE Act in the House. search
