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Statement grade
The average of Signal, Relevance, Reasoning and Clarity. Average 87 / 100
Signal
84 / 100
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Relevance
96 / 100
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Reasoning
67 / 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 7% Positioning 7% Claims 76% Reasoning 6% The ask 3%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 1
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. Speaker, Procedure · 9 words I yield myself such time as I may consume. Procedure Mr. Speaker, Positioning · 17 words I rise in support of H.R. 9616, the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act. Positioning Claims · 173 words This bill would help us reach the dual goals of cleaning up toxic sites while also ensuring critical minerals found at those sites don’t go to waste. This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to identify and recover critical minerals from contaminated sites.1 There are countless Superfund and other contaminated industrial sites across the country, including in my home district. Many of these sites have been abandoned for decades, with local communities suffering the consequences. While we clean up through public funds, we could also help replenish our domestic supply of critical minerals needed for clean energy projects to save American families money on soaring energy bills, and those bills are soaring now thanks to Trump’s reckless war of choice in Iran. Partly on point No reason given This program is a shot in the arm for emerging technologies to extract critical minerals from contaminated sites and waste that would otherwise sit in landfills. It also has an added benefit of incentivizing cleanups of some of the world’s worst toxic sites in the Nation. Reasoning · 14 words This program is a clear win-win for the environment and our domestic supply chain. The ask · 8 words I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 9616, Procedure · 8 words and I reserve the balance of my time. Procedure
At a glance
Lost points for Procedure ×2 Positioning ×2 Partly on point No reason given
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 84
4 of 6 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 such time as I may consume.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Positioning Praise, blame or attack with no claim, reason or ask in it. What the tags mean → “I rise in support of H.R.” 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 → “9616, the Environmental Monitoring and Remediation Technology Assessment Initiative Authorization Act.” 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 → “and I reserve the balance of my time.” Procedure or throat-clearing: no claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 96
1 of 6 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.
Partly on point Staying near the subject without addressing the matter at hand: what was asked, or what the bill, motion or speech is about. What the tags mean → “and those bills are soaring now thanks to Trump’s reckless war of choice in Iran.” Attributes soaring energy bills to the war in Iran, not to anything the bill does or leaves out.
Reasoning · 67
1 of 6 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 those bills are soaring now thanks to Trump’s reckless war of choice in Iran.” The causal blame is asserted in the clause itself, with no separate reason offered linking the war to the bills.
Conclusions found · 3
Conclusion “This bill would help us reach the dual goals of cleaning up toxic sites while also ensuring critical minerals found at those sites don’t go to waste.”
Because “This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to identify and recover critical minerals from contaminated sites.”
Conclusion “and those bills are soaring now thanks to Trump’s reckless war of choice in Iran.”
Because No reason given
No reason given The causal blame is asserted in the clause itself, with no separate reason offered linking the war to the bills.
Conclusion “This program is a clear win-win for the environment and our domestic supply chain.”
Because “This bill authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to identify and recover critical minerals from contaminated sites.”
“While we clean up through public funds, we could also help replenish our domestic supply of critical minerals needed for clean energy projects to save American families money on soaring energy bills,”
“This program is a shot in the arm for emerging technologies to extract critical minerals from contaminated sites and waste that would otherwise sit in landfills.”
“It also has an added benefit of incentivizing cleanups of some of the world’s worst toxic sites in the Nation.”
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 6 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 · 1
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 “authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a grant program to identify and recover critical minerals from contaminated sites” H.R. 9616 (EMRTAI Authorization Act of 2026) authorizes the EPA to establish a grant program to identify and recover critical minerals from contaminated sites. search
