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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance and Clarity is 74. The grade is held to 66, 30 above Signal. 66 / 100, held down by Signal
Signal
36 / 100
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Relevance
100 / 100
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Respect
–
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Clarity
85 / 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.
Greeting 9% Procedure 9% Anecdote 15% Claims 30% Positioning 16% Thanks 15% The ask 6%
Structure · 11 steps
Claims · 0
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Chairman, Greeting · 11 words I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership. Greeting Mr. Chairman, Procedure · 11 words I rise in support of this historic National Defense Authorization Act. Procedure Anecdote · 19 words In the Navy, we used to say: The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. Anecdote Claims · 10 words For decades, our Defense Industrial Base was allowed to decay, Hidden agency Positioning · 21 words but thanks to President Trump, our Secretary of War, and this Armed Services Committee, we are finally turning the ship around. Positioning Claims · 29 words This bill supercharges our industrial base and builds on last year’s acquisition reforms. For Virginia’s Fifth District, this bill unleashes local expertise in munitions manufacturing and next-generation nuclear power. Thanks · 19 words We wouldn’t have a country without our men and women in uniform. We owe them the best we have. Thanks Mr. Chairman, The ask · 8 words I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
At a glance
Lost points for Anecdote ×2 Positioning ×2 Thanks ×2 Greeting Procedure Hidden agency 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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What the tags mean →
Signal · 36
8 of 9 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.
Greeting Greetings and pleasantries. What the tags mean → “I thank Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for their leadership.” 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 → “I rise in support of this historic National Defense Authorization Act.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “In the Navy, we used to say:” 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 more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” 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 → “but thanks to President Trump, our Secretary of War,” 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 this Armed Services Committee, we are finally turning the ship around.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “We wouldn’t have a country without our men and women in uniform.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “We owe them the best we have.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 100
0 of 9 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 · 85
1 of 9 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.
Hidden agency Wording that hides who did something, or who will. What the tags mean → “was allowed to decay” The passive names no one as the actor who permitted decades of industrial-base decline.
Claims · 0
This list shows the factual statements you can check for yourself: the words as said, and the claim restated to stand on its own.
No checkable claims.
