By Plenary Sessions: Helle-Moonika Helme
Total Sessions: 4
Fully Profiled: 4
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu extraordinary session.
The rhetorical style is highly aggressive, accusatory, and confrontational. Emotionally charged language is employed (e.g., "family blood business," "security threat"), and direct, demanding questions are posed. The tone is skeptical and requires the opponent to take concrete and detailed accountability, for instance, by asking them to list ten of Putin's most brutal crimes.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The style is extremely confrontational, accusatory, and emotional, employing strong language such as "criminal," "persecutes," and "tortures." The speaker appeals directly to the Estonian people, pitting the government's actions against the interests of the nation, and repeatedly utilizes rhetorical questions and irony. He/She criticizes the vague responses of opponents, while simultaneously highlighting the government's own failure to provide concrete data.
2024-07-22
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu's extraordinary session.
The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and cynical, employing strong emotional language (e.g., "outrages," "battered," "destructive decisions"). Rhetorical questions are frequently used, along with direct attacks on the opponent's motives and integrity, demanding accountability. The tone is extremely confrontational and distrustful ("we can now read lips very well").
2024-07-15
15th Riigikogu, Extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, particularly regarding the competence of opponents, who are accused of failing to clear the bar. To reinforce their stance, they employ both logical arguments (such as constitutional inconsistency and disproportionate burden) and references to public opinion (citing 80% opposition).