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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 75 / 100
Signal
64 / 100
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Relevance
50 / 100
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Reasoning
87 / 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.
Thanks 31% Procedure 1% Claims 31% Positioning 2% The ask 34%
Structure · 7 steps
Claims · 4
This view breaks the statement into its steps and names what each one does.
Mr. President, Thanks · 51 words I certainly want to echo my gratitude to my colleague Senator Hickenlooper for his help with this bill and his staff and my staff and the HELP Committee staff as well, all of the work they have done on this bill--bill that will bring immediate relief to everybody across the country. Thanks Vague promise Procedure · 2 words Real examples: Procedure Claims · 50 words An MRI of your knee might be, in one place, $300, 1 and in another one, it might be $3,000.2 A hip replacement in one facility might be $15,000 but $150,000 in another location.3 We are not making those numbers up; that is the discrepancy you are going to hear about. Positioning · 4 words Look, patients deserve pricetags. Positioning Off point Mr. President, The ask · 56 words notwithstanding rule XXII, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 522, S.4 2355; further, that the committee-reported substitute amendment be agreed to, the bill as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
At a glance
Lost points for Off point ×7 Thanks Vague promise Procedure Positioning
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What the tags mean →
Signal · 64
3 of 11 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.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “I certainly want to echo my gratitude to my colleague Senator Hickenlooper for his help with this bill and his staff and my staff and the HELP Committee staff as well, all of the work they have done on this bill--bill that will bring immediate relief to everybody across the country.” Thanks: 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 → “Real examples:” 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 → “Look, patients deserve pricetags.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Relevance · 50
7 of 11 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 → “Real examples:” Introduces examples about medical pricing, not the college sports bill.
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 → “An MRI of your knee might be, in one place, $300,” About MRI pricing differences, a subject the bill under debate does not address.
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 → “and in another one, it might be $3,000.” About MRI pricing differences, not the bill’s subject.
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 → “A hip replacement in one facility might be $15,000 but $150,000 in another location.” About hip replacement costs, not the bill’s subject.
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 → “We are not making those numbers up;” A claim about the accuracy of the pricing figures, not about the bill.
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 → “that is the discrepancy you are going to hear about.” About pricing discrepancies in healthcare, not the bill’s subject.
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 → “Look, patients deserve pricetags.” About healthcare price disclosure for patients, not the college sports bill.
Reasoning · 87
0 of 11 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.
Nothing lost points.
Conclusions found · 1
Conclusion “Look, patients deserve pricetags.”
Because “An MRI of your knee might be, in one place, $300,”
“and in another one, it might be $3,000.”
“A hip replacement in one facility might be $15,000 but $150,000 in another location.”
“We are not making those numbers up;”
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
1 of 11 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.
Vague promise A promise with no date, no measure and no one responsible. What the tags mean → “will bring immediate relief to everybody across the country” The promised relief has no measure or success condition and covers everyone with no specifics.
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 “An MRI of your knee might be, in one place, $300,” A knee MRI can cost $300 at one healthcare facility in the United States. search 2 “and in another one, it might be $3,000.” A knee MRI can cost $3,000 at another healthcare facility in the United States. search 3 “A hip replacement in one facility might be $15,000 but $150,000 in another location.” A hip replacement can cost $15,000 at one US facility and $150,000 at another. search 4 “I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of Calendar No. 522, S.” On September 23, 2026, Senator Marshall asked unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to immediate consideration of S. 2355, Calendar No. 522. search
