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The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity. Average 69 / 100
Signal
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Reasoning
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Procedure 7% Positioning 40% Anecdote 9% Claims 40% The ask 5%
Structure · 28 steps
Claims · 2
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 words I yield myself the balance of my time. Procedure Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 15 words I want to return to the question I asked at the start of this debate: Procedure Positioning · 10 words Are Americans better off than they were 18 months ago? Positioning Anecdote · 52 words Think about the family sitting at the kitchen table tonight. The rent is due. The electric bill is higher, and groceries cost more. The gas tank is on empty. A prescription is waiting at the pharmacy. Somebody is trying to figure out which bill they can put off for 1 more week. Anecdote Positioning · 13 words That family does not need a lecture about how great Donald Trump is. Positioning Claims · 18 words They know what life costs, and they know it costs more--much, much more--than it did 18 months ago. Positioning · 12 words Eighteen months is long enough to judge a majority by its choices. Positioning Off point Claims · 36 words There is a lot packed into this rule, a budget resolution, a continuing resolution, a Defense bill, a disability bill, a banking bill, a bill on Congressional stock trading, 1 and a bill to rig the elections. Procedure · 8 words I could go on and on and on. Procedure Claims · 106 words Republicans could not--could not--find a single provision for us to consider today about lowering the cost of housing, or lowering the cost of food, or lowering the cost of medicine or healthcare or electricity. There is nothing--nothing in anything we are going to be considering does any of that or focuses on any of those issues. Unearned certainty They have time to weaken bank oversight. They have time to combine a watered-down stock trading bill with new restrictions on voting.2 They have time to bring back bills that failed weeks ago. They have time to protect the President, bail out powerful special interests, and finance another endless war. Positioning · 14 words However, helping working people somehow never makes the cut. It never makes the cut. Positioning Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 67 words these bills are not just stacks of paper. They are statements on our values. They tell people who matter, who gets hurt, who gets helped, and who are expected to fend for themselves. The answer from MAGA has been painfully clear, Mr. Speaker: The greedy get protected. The well-connected get rewarded, and everyone else gets told: Sorry, maybe next time. Again, I ask: Are Americans better off? Positioning Claims · 4 words The answer is ``no.’’ Off point Unearned certainty Positioning · 30 words Do the measures in this rule lower their costs, improve their healthcare, make them safer, or give them greater peace of mind? The answer is absolutely ``no.’’ Unearned certainty Nothing does that. Positioning Claims · 29 words We will hear talks about socialism and communism and all this other stuff to get people to not focus in on the fact that they are getting screwed over. Positioning · 56 words The American people deserve more than excuses. They deserve more than distractions. They deserve more than another blank check for the people on top from this failed Republican majority. They deserve a government that is on their side. They deserve a government that is on their side, Off point and that is not what they are getting here. Positioning Mr. Speaker, The ask · 8 words I urge a ``no’’ vote on this rule. Positioning · 10 words We have to do better. We have to do better. Positioning Claims · 5 words The American people are hurting, Positioning · 20 words and my friends on the other side of the aisle behave like everything is just fine and nobody is noticing. Positioning The ask · 24 words Go and do in-person townhalls in your districts, I would say to all my colleagues who are listening, and you will get an earful. Claims · 34 words People have had it. Unearned certainty They are fed up with the corruption in Washington. Unearned certainty They are fed up with the policies that reward the well-off and well- connected. They are tired of getting screwed over. Off point Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 8 words I yield back the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×40 Positioning ×29 Anecdote ×7 Unearned certainty ×5 Procedure ×4 Little substance Much of this statement went to praise, blame, greetings, routine procedure or general stories rather than reasons, requests or specific points. Reasons given This statement drew 5 conclusions and gave a reason for each one.
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Signal · 43
40 of 85 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 the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 → “I want to return to the question I asked at the start of this debate:” 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 → “Are Americans better off than they were 18 months ago?” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “Think about the family sitting at the kitchen table tonight.” 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 → “The rent is due.” 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 → “The electric bill is higher,” 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 → “and groceries cost more.” 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 → “The gas tank is on empty.” 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 → “A prescription is waiting at the pharmacy.” 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 → “Somebody is trying to figure out which bill they can put off for 1 more week.” An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “That family does not need a lecture about how great Donald Trump is.” 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 → “Eighteen months is long enough to judge a majority by its choices.” 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 → “I could go on and on and on.” 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 → “However, helping working people somehow never makes the cut.” 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 never makes the cut.” 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 → “these bills are not just stacks of paper.” 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 → “They are statements on our values.” 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 → “They tell people who matter, who gets hurt, who gets helped,” 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 who are expected to fend for themselves.” 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 answer from MAGA has been painfully clear, Mr. Speaker:” 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 greedy get protected.” 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 well-connected get rewarded,” 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 everyone else gets told:” 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 → “Sorry, maybe next time.” 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 → “Again, I ask:” 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 Americans better off?” 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 the measures in this rule lower their costs, improve their healthcare, make them safer,” 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 → “or give them greater peace of mind?” 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 answer is absolutely ``no.’’” 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 → “Nothing does that.” 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 American people deserve more than excuses.” 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 → “They deserve more than distractions.” 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 → “They deserve more than another blank check for the people on top from this failed Republican majority.” 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 → “They deserve a government that is on their side.” 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 → “They deserve a government that is on their side,” 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 that is not what they are getting here.” 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 have to do better.” 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 have to do better.” 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 my friends on the other side of the aisle behave like everything is just fine and nobody is noticing.” 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 → “I yield back the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 43
40 of 85 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 → “I want to return to the question I asked at the start of this debate:” Announces a rhetorical question rather than anything about the rule.
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 → “Are Americans better off than they were 18 months ago?” A general ‘better off’ question, not about the rule or the bills under it.
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 → “Think about the family sitting at the kitchen table tonight.” Kitchen-table vignette unrelated to the rule’s content.
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 → “The rent is due.” Continues the general cost-of-living vignette, not the rule.
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 → “The electric bill is higher,” General bill-paying imagery, not about the rule.
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 groceries cost more.” General grocery-cost claim, not about the rule.
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 → “The gas tank is on empty.” General vignette detail, not about the rule.
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 → “A prescription is waiting at the pharmacy.” General vignette detail, not about the rule.
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 → “Somebody is trying to figure out which bill they can put off for 1 more week.” General vignette detail, not about the rule.
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 → “That family does not need a lecture about how great Donald Trump is.” Partisan jab at Donald Trump, not about the rule.
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 know what life costs,” General claim about what families know, not the rule.
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 they know it costs more--much, much more--than it did 18 months ago.” General cost-of-living claim, not about the rule.
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 → “Eighteen months is long enough to judge a majority by its choices.” Suggests judging a political majority, not the rule 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 → “The answer from MAGA has been painfully clear, Mr. Speaker:” Partisan ‘MAGA’ framing in place of argument about the rule.
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 → “The greedy get protected.” Generalized partisan charge, not about the rule’s provisions.
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 → “The well-connected get rewarded,” Generalized partisan charge, not about the rule’s provisions.
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 everyone else gets told:” Generalized partisan charge, not about the rule’s provisions.
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 → “Sorry, maybe next time.” Sarcastic aside, not an argument about the rule.
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 → “Again, I ask:” Repeats the rhetorical ‘better off’ question, not about the rule.
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 → “Are Americans better off?” Rhetorical question unrelated to the rule or bills.
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 → “The answer is ``no.’’” Answer to his own unrelated rhetorical question.
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 → “or give them greater peace of mind?” Continues the rhetorical checklist rather than addressing rule provisions.
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 → “The answer is absolutely ``no.’’” Answer to his own rhetorical question, not about the rule.
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 → “Nothing does that.” Follows the rhetorical question, not the rule’s content.
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 → “We will hear talks about socialism and communism and all this other stuff to get people to not focus in on the fact that they are getting screwed over.” Partisan attack about opponents’ messaging, not about the rule.
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 → “The American people deserve more than excuses.” General demand, not argument about the rule.
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 deserve more than distractions.” General demand, not argument about the rule.
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 deserve more than another blank check for the people on top from this failed Republican majority.” Partisan attack on the majority, not the rule’s provisions.
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 deserve a government that is on their side.” General aspiration, not argument about the rule.
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 deserve a government that is on their side,” Repeats the general aspiration, not the rule.
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 → “We have to do better.” General exhortation, not about the rule.
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 → “We have to do better.” Repeated exhortation, not about the rule.
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 → “The American people are hurting,” General claim that Americans are hurting, not about the rule.
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 my friends on the other side of the aisle behave like everything is just fine and nobody is noticing.” Attack on the other side’s attitude, not the rule.
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 → “Go and do in-person townhalls in your districts, I would say to all my colleagues who are listening,” Advice to colleagues about townhalls, unrelated to the rule.
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 you will get an earful.” Continues the townhall aside, unrelated to the rule.
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 → “People have had it.” General claim about public mood, not the rule.
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 are fed up with the corruption in Washington.” General charge about corruption, not the rule’s provisions.
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 are fed up with the policies that reward the well-off and well- connected.” General charge about policies, not the rule’s provisions.
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 are tired of getting screwed over.” Partisan soundbite, not argument about the rule.
Reasoning · 100
0 of 85 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.
Nothing lost points.
Conclusions found · 5
Conclusion “The answer is ``no.’’”
Because “The electric bill is higher,”
“and groceries cost more.”
“and they know it costs more--much, much more--than it did 18 months ago.”
Conclusion “The answer is absolutely ``no.’’”
Because “Republicans could not--could not--find a single provision for us to consider today about lowering the cost of housing,”
“or lowering the cost of food,”
“or lowering the cost of medicine or healthcare or electricity.”
“There is nothing--nothing in anything we are going to be considering does any of that or focuses on any of those issues.”
Conclusion “They deserve more than another blank check for the people on top from this failed Republican majority.”
Because “Republicans could not--could not--find a single provision for us to consider today about lowering the cost of housing,”
“There is nothing--nothing in anything we are going to be considering does any of that or focuses on any of those issues.”
“They have time to bring back bills that failed weeks ago.”
“They have time to protect the President, bail out powerful special interests,”
“and finance another endless war.”
Conclusion “and that is not what they are getting here.”
Because “They have time to weaken bank oversight.”
“They have time to combine a watered-down stock trading bill with new restrictions on voting.”
“They have time to bring back bills that failed weeks ago.”
Conclusion “I urge a ``no’’ vote on this rule.”
Because “There is nothing--nothing in anything we are going to be considering does any of that or focuses on any of those issues.”
“The answer is absolutely ``no.’’”
“Nothing does that.”
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 · 90
5 of 85 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 → “There is nothing” An absolute negative asserted about the contents of several bills without citing any source or evidence.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The answer is ``no.’’” A sweeping verdict on national conditions presented as settled without supporting data.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “The answer is absolutely ``no.’’” Certainty about what every measure in the rule does or does not do, asserted in place of a source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “People have had it.” A flat claim about public sentiment offered with no evidence or source.
Unearned certainty Something stated as certain with nothing to back it. What the tags mean → “They are fed up with the corruption in Washington.” Asserts a universal public judgment of corruption as fact without a 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 “a budget resolution, a continuing resolution, a Defense bill, a disability bill, a banking bill, a bill on Congressional stock trading” The rule being considered packages a budget resolution, a continuing resolution, a Defense bill, a disability bill, a banking bill, and a bill on Congressional stock trading. search 2 “combine a watered-down stock trading bill with new restrictions on voting” The rule combines the stock trading bill with new restrictions on voting. search
