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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity. Average 74 / 100
Signal
71 / 100
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Relevance
100 / 100
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Respect
–
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Clarity
52 / 100
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A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.
Procedure 15% Greeting 13% Claims 28% Reasoning 34% The ask 10%
Structure · 9 steps
Claims · 2
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 words I yield myself such time as I may consume. Procedure Mr. Speaker, Greeting · 15 words I rise in support of H.R. 7283, the Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act, as well. Greeting Claims · 31 words Every 5 years, the Federal Government adjusts the dollar limits that they pay for certain goods and services to reflect inflation, 1 and this bill would simply make it every 3 years.2 Reasoning · 38 words It will help ensure that the government can purchase what it needs. Vague promise It will also make the government bidding process more competitive with the private sector, Vague promise and it will help us get more value for our taxpayer dollars. Vague promise Mr. Speaker, The ask · 11 words I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill, Procedure · 8 words and I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Greeting ×3 Vague promise ×3 Procedure ×2
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 71
5 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 → “I yield myself such time as I may consume.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Greeting Greetings and pleasantries. What the tags mean → “I rise in support of H.R.” A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Greeting Greetings and pleasantries. What the tags mean → “7283, the Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act,” A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Greeting Greetings and pleasantries. What the tags mean → “as well.” A greeting: 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 → “and I reserve the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 100
0 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.
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 · 52
3 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “It will help ensure that the government can purchase what it needs” States a general benefit with no measure or success condition by which the effect could be checked.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “make the government bidding process more competitive with the private sector” Asserts an open-ended improvement with no metric or standard to verify it.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “help us get more value for our taxpayer dollars” Claims a benefit in terms no reader could later measure or test.
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 “Every 5 years, the Federal Government adjusts the dollar limits that they pay for certain goods and services to reflect inflation” The federal government currently adjusts certain acquisition dollar thresholds for inflation every 5 years. search 2 “this bill would simply make it every 3 years” The Ensuring Federal Purchasing Efficiency Act (H.R. 7283) would require the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to adjust certain acquisition dollar thresholds for inflation every 3 years instead of every 5 years. search
