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Not graded: nothing in it to grade. No clause makes a claim, gives a reason, makes a promise or asks for anything. Not graded
Signal
0 / 100
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Relevance
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Reasoning
53 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
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Procedure 7% Positioning 93%
Structure · 3 steps
Claims · 0
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 4 words the question then becomes: Procedure Positioning · 52 words Why are they siding with gun manufacturers and not law enforcement? Why are they siding with the gun sellers and not our kids? It is a terrible bill based on a flawed ideology that somehow if you sell a gun, you are more important than the people who get shot by one. Positioning Off point No reason given
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Lost points for Positioning ×3 Off point ×3 Procedure No reason given
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Signal · 0
4 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.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “the question then becomes:” 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 → “Why are they siding with gun manufacturers and not law enforcement?” 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 → “Why are they siding with the gun sellers and not our kids?” 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 → “It is a terrible bill based on a flawed ideology that somehow if you sell a gun, you are more important than the people who get shot by one.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 0
3 of 8 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 → “Why are they siding with gun manufacturers and not law enforcement?” Attacks a gun bill’s supporters about gun manufacturers and law enforcement, a subject unrelated to the daylight saving 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 → “Why are they siding with the gun sellers and not our kids?” Continues the argument about gun sellers and children, not the daylight saving time 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 → “It is a terrible bill based on a flawed ideology that somehow if you sell a gun, you are more important than the people who get shot by one.” Condemns a gun bill’s ideology, offering no comment on the daylight saving bill being considered.
Reasoning · 53
1 of 8 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.
No reason given A conclusion stated with no reason given for it. What the tags mean → “It is a terrible bill based on a flawed ideology that somehow if you sell a gun, you are more important than the people who get shot by one.” After striking ‘terrible’ and ‘flawed ideology’, the claim rests only on rhetorical questions in c3 and c4, which assert but do not support that priority.
Conclusions found · 1
Conclusion “It is a terrible bill based on a flawed ideology that somehow if you sell a gun, you are more important than the people who get shot by one.”
Because No reason given
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 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.
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Claims · 0
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