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Statement grade
The average of Signal and Clarity is 50. The grade is held to 47, 30 above Signal. 47 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
17 / 100
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Respect
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Clarity
84 / 100
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Positioning 81% Reasoning 15% Procedure 1% Claims 3%
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Claims · 2
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Mr. President, Positioning · 105 words anyone who can represent a known pathological liar like Donald Trump can have no integrity and should never be Attorney General. We all know lawyers are supposed to represent their clients, Unearned certainty but when you represent a client who just lies and lies and lies, pathologically, you should never be Attorney General. The only thing today’s hearing will confirm is that Todd Blanche represents one client alone, Donald Trump, Unearned certainty and he will continue to represent that lying client when he is Attorney General. There will be no integrity. There will be no real basis of fact. He will just do whatever Trump wants. We know that. Positioning Unearned certainty Reasoning · 25 words But the central question today, at this hearing and on into the process, is not of what Trump wants but what Senate Republicans will do. Procedure · 4 words Let me repeat that. Procedure Reasoning · 15 words The crucial question today is not what Trump wants, but what Senate Republicans will do. Positioning · 107 words Where are the Senate Republicans? Are Republicans really going to go to the mat for Blanche, after he aided Trump in his corruption every step of the way? Do Senate Republicans have no issue with Blanche masterminding Trump’s MAGA slush fund, arranging Trump’s sweetheart deal from the IRS, 1 and refusing to release 3 million pages of the Epstein file?2 Come on, Republicans, you have no shame? Is there no bar that can block you from, prevent you from, putting a man like this as Attorney General? Republicans have set the bar so low for our Nation’s top law enforcement official that you have to dig for it. Positioning Claims · 7 words The American people don’t trust Todd Blanche. Unearned certainty Positioning · 7 words Neither should Senate Republicans, plain and simple. Positioning
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×17 Unearned certainty ×4 Procedure Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points.
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Signal · 17
18 of 22 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 → “anyone who can represent a known pathological liar like Donald Trump can have no integrity and should never be Attorney General.” 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 → “We all know lawyers are supposed to represent their clients,” 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 → “but when you represent a client who just lies and lies and lies, pathologically, you should never be Attorney General.” 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 → “The only thing today’s hearing will confirm is that Todd Blanche represents one client alone, Donald Trump,” 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 → “and he will continue to represent that lying client when he is Attorney General.” 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 → “There will be no integrity.” 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 → “There will be no real basis of fact.” 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 → “He will just do whatever Trump wants.” 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 → “We know that.” 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 → “Let me repeat that.” 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 → “Where are the Senate Republicans?” 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 → “Are Republicans really going to go to the mat for Blanche, after he aided Trump in his corruption every step of the way?” 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 → “Do Senate Republicans have no issue with Blanche masterminding Trump’s MAGA slush fund, arranging Trump’s sweetheart deal from the IRS,” 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 → “and refusing to release 3 million pages of the Epstein file?” 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 → “Come on, Republicans, you have no shame?” 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 → “Is there no bar that can block you from, prevent you from, putting a man like this as Attorney General?” 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 → “Republicans have set the bar so low for our Nation’s top law enforcement official that you have to dig for it.” 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 → “Neither should Senate Republicans, plain and simple.” 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 · 84
4 of 22 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.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “We all know” Asserts shared knowledge as its own evidence rather than citing any source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The only thing today’s hearing will confirm” States the hearing’s outcome as settled fact before it has happened.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “We know that.” Asserts collective knowledge in place of evidence for the prediction just made.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The American people don’t trust Todd Blanche.” A claim about public opinion offered with no poll or source.
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 “masterminding Trump’s MAGA slush fund, arranging Trump’s sweetheart deal from the IRS” Todd Blanche masterminded a Trump-aligned ‘MAGA slush fund’ and arranged a favorable deal for Trump from the IRS. search 2 “refusing to release 3 million pages of the Epstein file” Todd Blanche has refused to release 3 million pages of documents from the Epstein file. search
