By Months: Andrei Korobeinik
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
16 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharply critical, sarcastic, and at times confrontational. It employs strong terms like "tax orgy" and proposes naming the levy the "Reform Party Incompetence Tax." Literary comparisons (Orwell's "1984") are used to underscore the dishonesty of the government's actions, particularly concerning the designation of the security tax. The speaker presents both logical arguments (data on the economic recession) and emotional appeals (the loss of 15 euros for pensioners).
11.2024
25 Speeches
The style is forceful, critical, and at times dramatic, employing strong emotional appeals to highlight the scale of poverty (the comparison to Haitian mud cakes). It emphasizes logical argumentation (the chain reaction in kickstarting the economy) and is blunt in accusing the coalition of leading the country into a deadlock. It uses formal parliamentary language, yet is personally attacking toward specific ministers.
10.2024
36 Speeches
The speaker's style is predominantly combative, critical, and forceful, especially directed at the Minister of Finance and the Reform Party. Sharp comparisons are employed (Jürgen Ligi's optimism is likened to Dmitry Medvedev's famous saying, "There is no money, but hang in there") along with accusations ("the government is simply robbing them"). The speech appeals both to logic (economic data, budget details) and emotion (the plight of pensioners and the poor), while simultaneously maintaining the tone of a formal parliamentary debate.
09.2024
9 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative and critical, utilizing strong expressions to describe the government's actions (e.g., "ruthlessly steamrolled," "pay raises for the wealthy"). The speaker relies on logical arguments and figures (bank tax revenue, the ratio of cuts), but presents them within the framework of moral justice and social injustice. He/She is direct and demanding in the Riigikogu hall, especially when posing questions.
07.2024
10 Speeches
The rhetorical style is combative, critical, and direct, employing strong logical arguments interwoven with emotional appeals in defense of the poor and disabled. It utilizes sharp contrasts (cents versus thousands of euros) and directly accuses the government of destroying the economy and committing a historical failure. The speaker also uses procedural means to highlight the symbolic injustice of the coalition's actions.
06.2024
41 Speeches
The style is predominantly combative, sharply critical, and at times ironic, directly accusing the coalition of lying and incompetence. The speaker employs strong emotional appeals, particularly regarding the poverty risk faced by pensioners and rural residents, and utilizes metaphors ("slavery," "the squirrel's economic policy"). The statements are formal but often include procedural questions and sharp personal judgments regarding the opponents' actions.
05.2024
44 Speeches
The speaker's style is highly combative, critical, and urgent, emphasizing the poor state of the economy and the government's incompetence. They employ both logical arguments (data, statistics) and powerful emotional appeals (the injustice faced by pensioners and children). Irony and metaphors are utilized (the Reform Party's stages of reconciliation, gaslighting/manspreading), and procedural questions are frequently posed to the session chair, pointing to the deterioration of parliamentary democracy.
04.2024
16 Speeches
The speaker's style is predominantly combative, critical, and passionate, accusing the government of creating "chaos" and plunging the Estonian economy into a deep recession. They employ both logical arguments (figures, alternative tax sources) and emotional appeals (school lunches, taking money from pensioners). They frequently quote (Andrus Ansip, Maris Lauri) to back up their positions, and raise procedural questions regarding how the session is managed and the quality of the ministers' replies.
03.2024
8 Speeches
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and argumentative, focusing on logical appeals and facts, especially concerning international examples. The speaker is insistent, accusing the prime minister of presenting inaccurate data and adopting the role of a "banking sector lawyer." The tone is cynical and worried about the state of the Estonian economy, using direct accusations to label the claims as false.
02.2024
37 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative, indignant, and critical, aimed especially at the session chair and the coalition, repeatedly protesting the violation of their rights. It utilizes both emotional appeals (the hardships faced by rural residents, the tragedy involving children) and concrete data (a 3% GDP decline, 100,000 euros lost monthly due to the universal service). Figurative comparisons are also employed, such as "hairy Jesus," to illustrate the government's incompetence.
01.2024
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, yet its content is critical and urgent, emphasizing the "unprecedented pressure" on the economy. Strong contrasts are utilized (banks vs. ordinary people) alongside clear slogans, such as: "Money must be taken from where the money is." The government's actions are labeled "a failure," and the taxation of ordinary people is deemed "very short-sighted."