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Brett Guthrie

Republican on American Music Tourism Act of 2025 2026-09-15

131 words · 9 sentences · 12 clauses

Statement grade

B+

Average 80 / 100

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

Procedure 18%Claims 43%Anecdote 7%Reasoning 26%The ask 7%

This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.

Madam Speaker, Procedure · 8 wordsI yield myself the balance of my time.Procedure Madam Speaker, Claims · 24 wordsmy friend mentioned the music coming out of her beloved mountains of Kentucky, such as Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, Dwight Yoakam, ¹and Keith Whitley.² Procedure · 6 wordsI could go on and on.Procedure Madam Speaker, Anecdote · 9 wordspeople from our Appalachia area call my area flatland.Anecdote Claims · 32 wordsFlatlanders have bluegrass music. Bluegrass music came from my district. Bill Monroe is from Jerusalem Ridge in Ohio County, ³and the International Bluegrass Museum and Hall of Fame is in Owensboro, Kentucky.⁴ Reasoning · 34 wordsHopefully, once we get this plan from the Department of Commerce, we will have opportunities for these venues and the Tennessee mountains, Kentucky flatlands, all over, to show what they can do in music.Vague promise Madam Speaker, The ask · 9 wordsI encourage my colleagues to vote for this bill, Procedure · 9 wordsand I yield back the balance of my time.Procedure

At a glance

Lost points for

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What the tags mean

Signal · 75

4 of 5 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.

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.
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.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
A story that illustrates instead of making a point.What the tags mean “people from our Appalachia area call my area flatland.”An anecdote: it illustrates, it does not claim, reason or ask.
Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.What the tags mean “and I yield back the balance of my time.”Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.

Relevance · 100

0 of 5 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 · 65

1 of 5 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.

A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible.What the tags mean “we will have opportunities for these venues”A hoped-for outcome with no actor, date, or measure of success.

Claims · 4

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“Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, Dwight Yoakam”Chris Stapleton, Loretta Lynn, and Dwight Yoakam are music artists associated with Kentucky.search
2“Keith Whitley”Keith Whitley is a music artist associated with Kentucky.search
3“Bill Monroe is from Jerusalem Ridge in Ohio County”Bluegrass musician Bill Monroe was from Jerusalem Ridge in Ohio County, Kentucky.search
4“the International Bluegrass Museum and Hall of Fame is in Owensboro, Kentucky”The International Bluegrass Music Museum and Hall of Fame is located in Owensboro, Kentucky.search

Analyzed on 2026-09-17