By Months: Mait Klaassen
Total Months: 7
Fully Profiled: 7
11.2025
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is direct, confident, and slightly provocative, using personal examples (driving fast and very fast, skipping driving school) to establish authority. The speaker presents a logical argument regarding the causes of accidents but delivers it with powerful, personal conviction, employing the sharp phrase "stupid driving." The tone is questioning, yet demanding.
10.2025
6 Speeches
Klaassen’s rhetorical style is predominantly formal, neutral, and procedural, especially when reporting on the committee’s work before the Riigikogu. He relies on logical arguments and facts, employing specific legislative terminology (e.g., "by consensus," "the issues surrounding infringement proceedings"). His tone is analytical and focuses on conveying content, rather than making emotional appeals.
09.2025
8 Speeches
The speaker's style is formal, polite, and inquisitive, addressing respected officials (the Chancellor of Justice, the bank president, the minister). They employ a logical appeal, highlighting procedural shortcomings and statistical inequality. The tone is concerned, particularly regarding the polarization of society and the lagging development of rural areas, and is focused on finding solutions.
06.2025
4 Speeches
The speaking style is formal and polite ("Thank you, esteemed Chairman!"), but simultaneously critically questioning, focusing on details and the rationale behind the decisions. The speaker employs logical appeals and personal background ("as a former education professional") as well as anecdotal examples (the 13/0 exam result) to enhance the weight of the arguments.
03.2025
3 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, focusing on the presentation of concrete and substantive questions to the Prime Minister and the rapporteur. The tone is concerned and demanding, particularly when the value of the presented data regarding border crossers is questioned without proper background analysis. The speaker employs a logical appeal, referencing previous agreements and international law.
02.2025
2 Speeches
The style is formal and question-focused, utilizing courteous forms of address ("respected chairman," "dear minister"). The rhetoric is analytical and logical, presenting hypothetical scenarios (the use of force against a vessel) and demanding clarification regarding the scope of the regulations. The tone is concerned, particularly regarding the dispatch of potentially dangerous vessels to neighboring countries.
01.2025
1 Speeches
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the manager and the presenter using polite titles. The rhetoric is directed toward posing a specific, technical question, based on assumptions regarding the wolf's learned behavior. The tone is primarily logical and information-seeking, although it also includes a personal emotional connection to the subject matter.