By Months: Varro Vooglaid
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
31 Speeches
The rhetorical style is combative, confident, and often insistent, especially concerning constitutional violations and security threats. The appeals are primarily logical and legal, but they incorporate strong emotional language and direct accusations, labeling opponents' arguments as baseless and false. He/She frequently employs rhetorical questions and demands clear answers, repeatedly protesting the inaction of the Speaker of the Riigikogu.
11.2024
62 Speeches
The style is highly combative, obstinate, and moralizing, employing strong language (e.g., "killing children before birth," "grotesque," "obscenity"). He/She repeatedly poses the same questions, accusing ministers of evading answers and lacking logical consistency. The focus is on logical argumentation and the principles of the rule of law, but he/she also utilizes emotional parallels (e.g., the protection of bird nests versus the right to life of unborn children).
10.2024
41 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharply aggressive, demanding, and often accusatory, employing strong language such as "shameful," "deceitful," "blatant robbery," and "propaganda spectacle." Appeals are made both to logic (referencing transcripts, assessments by the Chancellor of Justice, and figures) and to emotion, emphasizing injustice, lack of accountability, and the deception of the public. The speaker is direct, demanding explanations and apologies from their opponents.
09.2024
11 Speeches
The rhetorical style is combative, critical, and formal, employing strong moral judgments ("shameful") and accusing opponents of copying a criminal pattern of behavior. The speaker relies heavily on logical and legal appeals, citing legal texts to expose the opposing side's interpretive manipulations. He/She often uses rhetorical questions to draw attention to the negative consequences of the government's actions, such as the amplification of the Russian narrative.
07.2024
2 Speeches
The rhetoric is confrontational, critical, and demanding, accusing the government of lacking a mandate and being dishonest. Rhetorical questions are repeatedly employed to cast doubt on the opponent's principles, such as asking whether a mandate truly isn't required from the people for tax hikes. The tone is formal and centers on logical and procedural arguments.
06.2024
30 Speeches
The style is sharp, confrontational, and morally charged, repeatedly employing words like "filth," "desecration," and "disgrace." The speaker uses a rhetorical technique where they list the opposition's arguments (for instance, concerning the car tax) and then respond ironically with "I don't care," thereby highlighting the coalition's indifference. The appeals target values and emotions, particularly regarding the protection of home and children, often comparing the current situation to a system of slavery or the Soviet era.
05.2024
56 Speeches
The prevailing tone is combative, critical, and insistent, accusing opponents of outright lying, obfuscation, and evading responsibility. It makes frequent use of logical and constitutional appeals, alongside emotional analogies (democracy as a religious sect, Estonia as a dystopia). The style is formal, yet often sharp and confrontational, stressing that trust must be founded on verifiability, not blind faith.
04.2024
54 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharp, confrontational, and moralizing, often employing strong negative judgments ("ridiculous," "a conscious and deliberate lie," "morbid ideology"). Appeals are made to logic and legal precision, accusing opponents of ideological blindness and inadequacy. Humorous and comparative examples (Napoleon, a Soviet militia precinct) are used to demonstrate the absurdity of the opponents' positions.
03.2024
55 Speeches
The speaker's style is extremely combative, sharp, and accusatory, directed especially at the Prime Minister and the Riigikogu leadership. He employs highly emotional and judgmental language (e.g., "obtuse," "perversion," "plundering," "a stain on our reputation") and contrasts the government's actions with "common sense" and scientific facts. The appeals frequently rely on logical consistency and the principles of the rule of law, accusing opponents of demagoguery and evading questions.
02.2024
13 Speeches
The rhetoric is predominantly combative and critical, employing strong emotional language (e.g., "shameful," "absurdity," "psychological terror," "acting out of malice"). The argumentation relies on logic, drawing a parallel with court proceedings, for instance, to highlight the illogical nature of parliamentary procedures. It demands clear and unambiguous answers from the Riigikogu Board and ministers, accusing them of dishonesty and spitefulness.
01.2024
61 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly critical and forceful, employing strong, emotional language, such as "degrading," "totalitarian forms," and "glaring contradiction." It frequently appeals to the principles of the rule of law and constitutionality while simultaneously accusing the government of ideological cynicism. The text also includes narrative elements (for instance, descriptions of home birth cases) and irony (e.g., regarding the issue of teachers' salaries).