By Months: Aleksei Jevgrafov
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
4 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, critical, and analytical, focusing on logical arguments concerning the economic consequences of tax increases. The speaker employs rhetorical questions ("Why have you chosen this path?") and quotes the former finance minister in support of the opposition, thereby highlighting the lack of transparency in the government's actions. The tone is one of concern and accusation.
11.2024
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, respectfully addressing the presiding officer and colleagues. The speaker employs a logical approach, posing direct questions regarding solutions for policy implementation and procedural details. The tone is probing and seeks clarity rather than being emotional or aggressive.
10.2024
9 Speeches
The rhetorical style is critical, direct, and demanding, focusing on the practical consequences that citizens face (e.g., people dying while waiting in line). The speaker poses pointed questions to the ministers, sometimes questioning their competence or knowledge (for instance, regarding the name of the Health Insurance Fund). Both logical arguments and emotional pressure are employed, asking whether the minister is prepared to risk the health of the Estonian people.
09.2024
15 Speeches
The style is formal, critical, and demanding, especially when addressing ministers. The argumentation is primarily logical and evidence-based, citing specific data, dates, and even social media correspondence to illustrate border issues. There is also one personal political jab aimed at a former party colleague ("Currently you are red, you used to be green").
07.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, accusing the government of hypocrisy and a deliberate attempt to make life harder for residents of rural areas. Both emotional appeals (families, rural life) and logical arguments are utilized, referencing economic data such as the recession and rising unemployment. The tone is formal yet accusatory, emphasizing the Reform Party's failure to keep its promises.
06.2024
16 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly critical, sharp, and concerned, employing strong metaphors, such as comparing the Reform Party’s economic policy to the Russian revolt. The speaker uses both logical arguments (economic recession data) and emotional appeals, asking directly why they must reach into people’s pockets. When addressing the ministers, the tone is demanding, requesting them to stop attacking the Centre Party and to answer the questions calmly.
05.2024
23 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly critical, direct, and demanding, posing sharp questions to ministers regarding accountability and budget cuts. It utilizes both logical appeals (statistics and figures) and moral language, referring to the cuts in funding for hobby education as "tantamount to a crime."
04.2024
11 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharp, critical, and urgent, especially concerning the economy and tax hikes, accusing the government of injustice and shortsightedness. Both emotional appeals are utilized (e.g., "we must not take the last cents from pensioners") as well as logical arguments based on extensive lists of government decisions and statistical data. The overall tone is one of condemnation of the government's actions, concluding one speech with a national rallying cry: "Stand tall, Estonia!"
03.2024
9 Speeches
The tone is formal and critical, directed toward the esteemed ministers and the Prime Minister. Logical and data-based arguments are used (statistics, legal citations), but also sharp accusations are leveled against the government, for instance, suspecting a minister of deliberate misrepresentation. The speaker employs rhetorical questions to underscore the illogical nature of the government’s policies.
02.2024
8 Speeches
The tone is critical and pressing, using strong phrases such as "socio-economic catastrophe" and "a question of survival" when describing the situation in Narva. It poses many demanding and rhetorical questions to the ministers and the prime minister, emphasizing the government's responsibility and demanding practical solutions. It criticizes the prime minister for shifting responsibility onto others.
01.2024
14 Speeches
The tone is predominantly anxious, critical, and pressing, particularly regarding economic and social issues, underscoring the daily well-being of families and regions. It employs logical appeals, relying on statistics and concrete facts (e.g., unemployment rates, doctors' 32-hour shifts). The questions themselves are long and detailed, incorporating background information and references to media outlets to emphasize the gravity of the situation.