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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 68. The grade is held to 62, 30 above Relevance. 62 / 100, held down by Relevance
Signal
73 / 100
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Relevance
32 / 100
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Reasoning
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Respect
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Clarity
100 / 100
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Anecdote 21% Claims 51% Procedure 5% The question 24%
Structure · 4 steps
Claims · 1
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Anecdote · 38 words And one of the things that I learned back, years ago, when I had a protective detail and I was the whip, is my Capital Police officer said there is this phenomenon, which I never fully appreciated before. Anecdote Claims · 93 words If you think about it, some of these mass shootings are actually an act of suicide themselves because these shooters go into these situations, knowing--or likely knowing--that they will never make their way out of it. But they don’t have the courage to take their own life. They need to take other people down with them, and there is a phenomenon called death by cop, 1 where they know that by engaging a law enforcement officer, that they ultimately will be killed of necessity by the law enforcement officer to prevent causing more harm. Off point Procedure · 9 words But I want to ask just one last question. Procedure The question · 44 words Are you aware, has anybody contacted your office, or have you read anything in the press or seen anything on broadcast media that would indicate that a single law- abiding American has been denied access to their Second Amendment rights because of this law?
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×7 Anecdote ×2 Procedure
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 73
3 of 10 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.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “And one of the things that I learned back, years ago, when I had a protective detail and I was the whip, is my Capital Police officer said there is this phenomenon,” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “which I never fully appreciated before.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Procedure Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business. What the tags mean → “But I want to ask just one last question.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 32
7 of 10 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 → “And one of the things that I learned back, years ago, when I had a protective detail and I was the whip, is my Capital Police officer said there is this phenomenon,” An anecdote about a protective detail from the speaker’s past, not about the 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 → “which I never fully appreciated before.” Continues the personal anecdote, saying nothing about the 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 → “If you think about it, some of these mass shootings are actually an act of suicide themselves because these shooters go into these situations, knowing--or likely knowing--that they will never make their way out of it.” A general observation about mass shooters, unrelated to 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 → “But they don’t have the courage to take their own life.” Continues the commentary on shooters’ motives rather than the 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 → “They need to take other people down with them,” More commentary on shooters’ motives, not about the 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 → “and there is a phenomenon called death by cop,” Names the ‘death by cop’ phenomenon, still off the 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 → “where they know that by engaging a law enforcement officer, that they ultimately will be killed of necessity by the law enforcement officer to prevent causing more harm.” Explains the phenomenon further without connecting it to the bill.
Reasoning · no score
No score: nothing is concluded. Excluded from the average.
Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.
Conclusions found · 0
None: nothing is concluded.
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 10 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 · 1
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1 “there is a phenomenon called death by cop” A phenomenon known as ‘death by cop’ exists, in which people deliberately engage law enforcement officers expecting to be killed by them. search
