Analysis · Speech on a bill · beta

Jim Jordan

Republican on Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act 2026-07-14

255 words · 20 sentences · 26 clauses

Statement grade

A–

Average 88 / 100

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

Greeting 11%Claims 64%Procedure 12%Aside 0%Positioning 3%Reasoning 3%Thanks 7%

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

Mr. Speaker, Greeting · 8 wordsI thank the gentleman for yielding me time.Greeting Mr. Speaker, Claims · 16 wordsyou don’t give up your Fourth Amendment rights when you are exercising your Second Amendment rights. Procedure · 7 wordsThat is what is happening out there: ProcedureUnearned certaintyClaims · 19 wordsPeople’s privacy is being invaded.Hidden agency These merchant codes are there so the government can abuse them and track you. Procedure · 13 wordsIf you don’t think I am right about this, we have the evidence: ProcedureClaims · 31 wordsJanuary 15, 2021, an email from the FBI to Bank of America saying give us every debit card and credit card purchase for anyone in Washington, D.C., for these particular dates.¹ Procedure · 4 wordsThat is bad enough.Procedure Claims · 15 wordsYou are allowed to travel in this country, too. That is a right we have. Procedure · 6 wordsHere is what they also say: ProcedureClaims · 12 wordsAlso, overlay that with any historic purchase for weapons or weapons-related purchases.² Aside · 1 wordsWhat?Aside Claims · 47 wordsWe want to know what you bought when you were at a certain location, and we want to know if you ever purchased a gun anytime in your life with that credit card or debit card. That is what the FBI asked Bank of America to do.³ Positioning · 7 wordsThat is how dangerous this practice is.Positioning Greeting · 20 wordsThat is why the sponsor from West Virginia, the chairman, and the committee’s work is so good. God bless them.Greeting Claims · 24 wordsYou don’t give up your Fourth Amendment rights. Our Constitution protects our First, Second, and Fourth Amendment liberties--all of them. They are all important. Reasoning · 7 wordsThat is why this legislation is critical. Mr. Speaker, Thanks · 18 wordsI thank the chairman for his good work and Mr. Moore from West Virginia for sponsoring the bill.Thanks

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 66

11 of 13 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.

Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “I thank the gentleman for yielding me time.”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “That is what is happening out there:”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 “If you don’t think I am right about this, we have the evidence:”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 “That is bad enough.”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 “Here is what they also say:”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A remark off to the side of the point.What the tags mean “What?”An aside: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “That is how dangerous this practice is.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “That is why the sponsor from West Virginia, the chairman,”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “and the committee’s work is so good.”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “God bless them.”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks and tributes.What the tags mean “I thank the chairman for his good work and Mr. Moore from West Virginia for sponsoring the bill.”Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 13 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.

Nothing lost points.

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 · 97

2 of 13 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 “That is what is happening out there”Asserts that the claimed invasion is occurring as a fact without pointing to a source or evidence at that point.
Wording that hides who did something, or who will.What the tags mean “People’s privacy is being invaded”A passive that names no actor for an alleged invasion, though who is doing it matters.

Claims · 3

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“January 15, 2021, an email from the FBI to Bank of America saying give us every debit card and credit card purchase for anyone in Washington, D.C., for these particular dates”On January 15, 2021, the FBI sent an email to Bank of America requesting every debit and credit card purchase made by anyone in Washington, D.C., for particular dates.search
2“overlay that with any historic purchase for weapons or weapons-related purchases”The same FBI email to Bank of America asked the bank to overlay the transaction data with any historic purchase of weapons or weapons-related items.search
3“That is what the FBI asked Bank of America to do”The FBI asked Bank of America to identify customers’ purchases by location and their historical weapons-related purchases.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-15