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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity. Reasoning rests on one conclusion, too few to hold the grade down. Average 62 / 100
Signal
61 / 100
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Relevance
36 / 100
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Reasoning
53 / 100
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Respect
–
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Clarity
100 / 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 27% Thanks 4% Claims 44% Positioning 7% Promise 9% The ask 9%
Structure · 12 steps
Claims · 0
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Madam Speaker, Procedure · 8 words I yield myself the balance of my time. Procedure Madam Speaker, Procedure · 11 words as I mentioned earlier, I think this is an important bill. Procedure Thanks · 4 words I appreciate the representation. Thanks Claims · 44 words I think there is probably nothing that we have seen more in the last few weeks that has united Americans in every corner of the country, on both sides of the aisle and everywhere in between, than our appreciation and love for Dolly Parton. Off point Madam Speaker, Positioning · 7 words I am proud to support this bill. Positioning Promise · 9 words I look forward to voting in favor of it, The ask · 9 words and I encourage my colleagues to do the same. No reason given Madam Speaker, Procedure · 8 words I yield back the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure ×3 Thanks Off point Positioning No reason given
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 61
5 of 7 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 → “as I mentioned earlier, I think this is an important bill.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I appreciate the representation.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I am proud to support this bill.” 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 · 36
1 of 7 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 think there is probably nothing that we have seen more in the last few weeks that has united Americans in every corner of the country, on both sides of the aisle and everywhere in between, than our appreciation and love for Dolly Parton.” Praises Dolly Parton and national unity rather than addressing the bill’s purpose or effects.
Reasoning · 53
1 of 7 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.
No reason given A conclusion stated with no reason given for it. What the tags mean → “and I encourage my colleagues to do the same.” c4 and c8 merely assert importance and support without giving any substantive reason for the bill.
Conclusions found · 1
Conclusion “and I encourage my colleagues to do the same.”
Because “as I mentioned earlier, I think this is an important bill.”
“I am proud to support this bill.”
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 7 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 · 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.
