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The average of Signal, Reasoning and Clarity. Average 80 / 100
Signal
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Anecdote 18% Claims 38% Positioning 25% The ask 13% Reasoning 6%
Structure · 12 steps
Claims · 6
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Madam Speaker, Anecdote · 17 words imagine sending your 13-year-old daughter to school and waiting nearly 50 years for her to come home. Anecdote Claims · 17 words That is what Sakie Yokota has endured since North Korean agents abducted her daughter, Megumi, in 1977.1 Anecdote · 38 words As a parent, that thought is absolutely heartbreaking. I think about my own sons. I imagine them growing up without me at an age so young that, after all those years, they might not even recognize my face. Anecdote Claims · 55 words Koichiro Iizuka knows what that is like. His mother was abducted when he was just 1 year old.2 There are 17 Japanese citizens officially recognized as having been abducted by North Korea.3 While 5 returned home, 12 remain unaccounted for.4 Their families have grown old waiting. Many passed away. Sakie is now 90 years old.5 Positioning · 16 words Every year without answers is another year stolen from them. This is not only Japan’s tragedy. Positioning Claims · 34 words David Sneddon, an American college student who disappeared while hiking in China in 2004, is also believed by his family and many others to have been abducted by North Korea.6 His fate remains unknown. Positioning · 22 words These cases are a warning. When governments are allowed to make people disappear, no family and no country are beyond their reach. Positioning Logical leap Claims · 9 words Japan is one of America’s closest friends and allies. The ask · 39 words If President Trump has an opportunity to speak to Kim Jong-un, he must raise these abductions directly. He must press for the return of every abductee and a full, credible accounting for those who remain missing, including David Sneddon. Reasoning · 17 words Diplomacy cannot be limited to weapons, sanctions, and security agreements. It must also be about human beings. Positioning · 37 words Democracies must stand together in defense of our people and their most basic human rights. Time has already taken far too much from these families. We cannot allow silence to take away their last hope for answers. Positioning
At a glance
Lost points for Positioning ×7 Anecdote ×4 Logical leap
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Signal · 53
11 of 12 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.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “imagine sending your 13-year-old daughter to school and waiting nearly 50 years for her to come home.” 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 → “As a parent, that thought is absolutely heartbreaking.” 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 → “I think about my own sons.” 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 → “I imagine them growing up without me at an age so young that, after all those years, they might not even recognize my face.” 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 → “Every year without answers is another year stolen from them.” 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 → “This is not only Japan’s tragedy.” 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 cases are a warning.” 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 → “When governments are allowed to make people disappear, no family and no country are beyond their reach.” 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 → “Democracies must stand together in defense of our people and their most basic human rights.” 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 → “Time has already taken far too much from these families.” 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 cannot allow silence to take away their last hope for answers.” 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.
Reasoning · 88
1 of 12 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.
Logical leap A conclusion that does not follow from the reasons given for it. What the tags mean → “When governments are allowed to make people disappear, no family and no country are beyond their reach.” Generalizing that no country is beyond such governments’ reach from these particular cases stretches the examples into a universal claim.
Conclusions found · 4
Conclusion “If President Trump has an opportunity to speak to Kim Jong-un, he must raise these abductions directly.”
Because “That is what Sakie Yokota has endured since North Korean agents abducted her daughter, Megumi, in 1977.”
“There are 17 Japanese citizens officially recognized as having been abducted by North Korea.”
“While 5 returned home, 12 remain unaccounted for.”
“David Sneddon, an American college student who disappeared while hiking in China in 2004, is also believed by his family and many others to have been abducted by North Korea.”
“Japan is one of America’s closest friends and allies.”
Conclusion “He must press for the return of every abductee and a full, credible accounting for those who remain missing, including David Sneddon.”
Because “While 5 returned home, 12 remain unaccounted for.”
“Many passed away.”
“Every year without answers is another year stolen from them.”
“His fate remains unknown.”
Conclusion “Democracies must stand together in defense of our people and their most basic human rights.”
Because “When governments are allowed to make people disappear, no family and no country are beyond their reach.”
Reason flawed Generalizing that no country is beyond such governments’ reach from these particular cases stretches the examples into a universal claim.
Conclusion “We cannot allow silence to take away their last hope for answers.”
Because “Many passed away.”
“Sakie is now 90 years old.”
“Every year without answers is another year stolen from them.”
“Time has already taken far too much from these families.”
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 · 100
0 of 12 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.
Nothing lost points.
Claims · 6
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 “North Korean agents abducted her daughter, Megumi, in 1977” Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977. search 2 “His mother was abducted when he was just 1 year old” Koichiro Iizuka’s mother was abducted by North Korea when he was 1 year old. search 3 “17 Japanese citizens officially recognized as having been abducted by North Korea” Japan officially recognizes 17 citizens as abducted by North Korea. search 4 “While 5 returned home, 12 remain unaccounted for” Of the 17 officially recognized Japanese abductees, 5 have returned to Japan and 12 remain unaccounted for. search 5 “Sakie is now 90 years old” Sakie Yokota is 90 years old as of September 2026. search 6 “David Sneddon, an American college student who disappeared while hiking in China in 2004” David Sneddon, an American college student, disappeared while hiking in China in 2004. search
