By Months: Yoko Alender
Total Months: 9
Fully Profiled: 9
10.2025
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly formal, neutral, and procedural, characteristic of a bill's presenter in the Riigikogu (Estonian Parliament). The speaker focuses on conveying the facts and the substance of the committee's debate, employing logical appeals and referencing assurances provided by the minister and relevant officials. The tone is explanatory and concise, entirely devoid of emotional or confrontational elements.
09.2025
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and informative, typical of a steering committee's report to the plenary session. The speaker focuses on the neutral presentation of the discussion's content, referencing specific officials and facts. Logical arguments are employed, emphasizing the system's operability and economic rationale.
06.2025
21 Speeches
The speaker’s style is predominantly formal, analytical, and data-driven, especially regarding committee presentations. They emphasize logical arguments (costs, security, legal clarity) and become critical, sometimes even sharp, when addressing opposing drafts, labeling them "insincere" and "an ideological struggle." Light humor is also employed (the citizen watching television loudly).
05.2025
6 Speeches
The style is predominantly formal, analytical, and fact-based, focusing on the substantive explanation of political decisions and draft laws. The tone is positive when describing achievements (such as energy independence) and constructive, but it becomes sharp when refuting the opposition’s false claims (e.g., regarding the Paris Climate Agreement) or absurd statements. He/She/It also uses emotional appeals, emphasizing the importance of nature at the very top of Estonian values, right alongside freedom.
04.2025
1 Speeches
The style is informative, expert, and well-reasoned, focusing on technical details and economic rationale. It employs both logical appeals (comparing costs and benefits) and recognition (thanking energy specialists and Elering). The tone towards the opposition is sharp and critical, labeling their actions as "highly symbolic."
06.2024
2 Speeches
The style of the first speech is positive, optimistic, and even "exalted," especially given the successful completion of a long process. The speaker uses both a personal anecdote (a 12-year dream) and an official commission presentation, maintaining a formal and relevant tone throughout. The second speech is an extremely brief and resolute expression of opposition.
04.2024
4 Speeches
The speaking style is formal, analytical, and forward-looking, emphasizing optimism as both a duty and a responsibility (a reference to Karl Popper). Old folk wisdom is utilized, and an attempt is made to give it new meaning to support the logical argumentation regarding the necessity of taking concrete legislative steps. The tone is balanced, yet ambitious, while simultaneously stressing the need to remain measured and knowledge-based.
03.2024
4 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, data-driven, and convincingly optimistic, highlighting the inevitable economic benefits of the green transition. Strong appeals to core values (freedom, health, security) are employed, and rhetorical questions are posed to underscore the significance of the issue. The speaker clearly separates expertise from denial, leveling accusations of either misunderstanding or outright malice against their opponents.
02.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and direct, employing a polite form of address ("Esteemed Chair"). The statement itself is brief, focusing on clearly communicating the faction's position without resorting to emotional or logical appeals.