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Signal
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Respect
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Thanks 15% Reasoning 16% Anecdote 42% Positioning 11% Claims 14% Procedure 1%
Structure · 8 steps
Claims · 1
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Mr. President, Thanks · 22 words I am so honored to work alongside colleagues like my friend from Delaware, who has so much heart and so much passion. Thanks Reasoning · 51 words But it is a reminder to me of how much we have to do on behalf of those who do feel that they do not have a path forward, and they look to us in Congress as they go through some of the most difficult and dark moments as families together. Anecdote · 133 words Like Senator Coons, I have been touched by ALS, and my family has. And, in fact, it was through my family that I came to this cause, and it is through my family that I will remain committed to this cause, until such time as we have a full treatment and a cure for this awful and dreaded disease. Vague promise It was my cousin’s sister, as I call her--it was her husband Pat, who lived with ALS for 8 years. And for 8 years, as a family, we came to understand the impact of the disease, but more than the impact, what it meant to live day by day, hoping--just hoping--that tomorrow was going to bring something that was more positive. And so after Pat left us, my cousin Jenny stayed in the fight. Anecdote Positioning · 35 words It is pretty hard after you have fought alongside your spouse, and pretty hard when you have come to hate a disease so passionately, and you want to never utter those words, those letters, again. Positioning Claims · 45 words But when ACT for ALS reauthorization passed last night by voice vote, I sent a text to Jenny.1 And I said: And she sent a note back, late, late last night. And I am just going to share this as my final comments. She said: Thanks · 25 words So, Mr. President, thank you. Thank you for helping us realize this today on behalf of all those who live with ALS and their families. Thanks Procedure · 4 words I yield the floor. Procedure
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Lost points for Anecdote ×10 Thanks ×3 Positioning ×3 Vague promise Procedure
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Signal · 29
17 of 18 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 am so honored to work alongside colleagues like my friend from Delaware, who has so much heart and so much passion.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Anecdote A story that illustrates instead of making a point. What the tags mean → “Like Senator Coons, I have been touched by ALS,” 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 → “and my family has.” 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 → “And, in fact, it was through my family that I came to this cause,” 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 → “and it is through my family that I will remain committed to this cause, until such time as we have a full treatment and a cure for this awful and dreaded disease.” 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 → “It was my cousin’s sister,” 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 I call her--it was her husband Pat, who lived with ALS for 8 years.” 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 → “And for 8 years,” 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 family, we came to understand the impact of the disease,” 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 → “but more than the impact, what it meant to live day by day, hoping--just hoping--that tomorrow was going to bring something that was more positive.” 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 → “And so after Pat left us, my cousin Jenny stayed in the fight.” 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 → “It is pretty hard after you have fought alongside your spouse,” 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 → “and pretty hard when you have come to hate a disease so passionately,” 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 → “and you want to never utter those words, those letters, again.” Positioning: praise, blame or attack. No claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “So, Mr. President, thank you.” Thanks: no claim, reason or ask.
Thanks Thanks and tributes. What the tags mean → “Thank you for helping us realize this today on behalf of all those who live with ALS and their families.” 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 → “I yield the floor.” Procedure or throat-clearing: 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 · no score
No score: nothing is concluded. Excluded from the average.
Reasoning checks for sound logic and solid support for any conclusion. A low score means the speaker made unsupported leaps or used weak arguments.
Conclusions found · 0
None: nothing is concluded.
Respect · 100
0 of 18 deductions are Respect
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.
Nothing lost points.
Clarity · 100
1 of 18 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 → “until such time as we have a full treatment and a cure” The commitment to stay in the cause carries no actor, date, measure, or condition beyond an undefined endpoint.
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 “ACT for ALS reauthorization passed last night by voice vote” The ACT for ALS reauthorization passed the Senate by voice vote on September 28, 2026. search
