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Analilia Mejia

Democrat on Recognizing New Jersey Ballet 2026-09-15

322 words · 13 sentences · 21 clauses

Statement grade

B–

Average 73 / 100

A score under 50 is red. Choose a measurement to see where it lost points and why; choose it again to clear.

Greeting 7%Positioning 29%Claims 35%Procedure 7%Anecdote 8%Reasoning 15%

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Madam Speaker, Greeting · 21 wordsI rise today to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrate the vibrant Latino communities across New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.¹Greeting Positioning · 17 wordsOur district, at the crossroads of critical moments in history, is as diverse as it is historic.Positioning Claims · 14 wordsCommunities from across the diaspora proudly call the 11th District home, including my own. Procedure · 22 wordsRecognizing the impact of the Latino community, without naming the crisis our community faces would be a disservice at this moment, however.Procedure Anecdote · 27 wordsAs the daughter of two Latino immigrants, I was raised by parents who recognized the importance of embracing my Nation, while holding on to who I was.Anecdote Positioning · 75 wordsFollowing the scores of immigrants who arrived upon these shores, Latino Americans have created communities that enriched their adopted and beloved land, while remembering the culture of their parents and grandparents. Like many, irrespective of their culture or ethnic backgrounds, we stand appalled at the way in which those at the highest perches of this land use racist tropes and dog whistles to divide a nation of immigrants yearning for liberty and justice for all.Positioning Claims · 98 wordsAcross my district, this warfare is made evident by every unjust arrest, through the gutting of safety net programs, and the wholesale vilification of a community that loves this Nation enough to serve it, grow it, and defend it. Violent arrests, courthouse ambushes, the denial of justice all lay bare the willingness of some to turn away from what actually makes America great: ``one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.’’ Some say that upholding these words somehow takes away the freedoms and opportunities of those whose ancestors arrived upon these shores in generations past. Reasoning · 48 wordsThis flawed thinking treats justice as if it were finite, as if it were cake, and sharing a piece somehow lessens what is placed upon your plate. Well, Madam Speaker, justice, freedom, and opportunity are not cake. It does not run out if someone else gets a slice.

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What the tags mean

Signal · 46

8 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.

Greetings and pleasantries.What the tags mean “I rise today to recognize National Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrate the vibrant Latino communities across New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.”A greeting: no claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Our district, at the crossroads of critical moments in history, is as diverse as it is historic.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “Recognizing the impact of the Latino community, without naming the crisis our community faces would be a disservice at this moment, however.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “As the daughter of two Latino immigrants, I was raised by parents who recognized the importance of embracing my Nation,”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “while holding on to who I was.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Following the scores of immigrants who arrived upon these shores, Latino Americans have created communities that enriched their adopted and beloved land,”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “while remembering the culture of their parents and grandparents.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it.What the tags mean “Like many, irrespective of their culture or ethnic backgrounds, we stand appalled at the way in which those at the highest perches of this land use racist tropes and dog whistles to divide a nation of immigrants yearning for liberty and justice for all.”Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · no score

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Respect · no score

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Clarity · 100

0 of 8 deductions are Clarity

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Nothing lost points.

Claims · 1

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1“National Hispanic Heritage Month”National Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15, the date of this speech.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-17