By Plenary Sessions: Anti Allas
Total Sessions: 101
Fully Profiled: 101
2025-11-11
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaking style is formal and respectful, addressing both the presiding officer and the rapporteur with deference. The approach is logical and question-oriented, focusing on the procedural deficiencies in the preparation of the draft bill and on economic solutions. The tone is one of concern, but it remains measured.
2025-11-10
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is concerned, critical, and urgent, employing emotional appeals (e.g., "broken families," "the whole society groans") to emphasize the social harm. The speaker presents their concern in the form of a question, addressing the Prime Minister directly to highlight the seriousness of the problem.
2025-11-06
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is formal and direct. Although it begins with an acknowledgment of the presentation ("vigorous and inspiring optimism"), it quickly becomes demanding. The speaker presents a logical, political problem and rejects a potential bureaucratic response ("don't tell me this falls under the Digital Minister's authority"), insisting on a concrete solution.
2025-11-05
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker’s style is formal, critical, and emphasizes moral justice, utilizing strong expressions such as "a question of justice" and criticizing the opponents’ "obstinacy." He balances logical arguments (referencing the Chancellor of Justice and committee votes) with emotional appeals (highlighting the vital necessity of a car for rural people). He also emphasizes the need for better mutual listening within the chamber.
2025-11-04
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The style is direct, demanding, and critical, emphasizing that the responses have remained incomplete. The speaker poses straightforward questions regarding specific steps and employs logical argumentation, referencing previous real-world practice ("this has actually occurred in life before") in support of their proposal.
2025-11-03
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The speaker's style is professional and critical, posing direct, practical questions to the ministers and presenters. The tone is concerned and demanding, particularly regarding the resolution of social issues (healthcare, special care facilities), stressing logical arguments about the economical use of state funds.
2025-10-22
XV Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, yet simultaneously urgent and demanding, particularly regarding the clarity of funding. It utilizes both logical argumentation (tasks must be covered by adequate resources) and figurative expressions ("a long-awaited masterpiece," "the concern should not dissipate into the cosmos"). The tone is worried and cautionary concerning potential unfunded obligations.
2025-10-22
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The style is formal, respectful, and direct, addressing the Minister ("Dear Minister!"). The tone is demanding and emphasizes a quick resolution (suggesting "it finally arrives"), relying on logical appeals when requesting specific deadlines and budget data. Emotional or personal references are absent.
2025-10-16
XV Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The speech is formal and respectful toward the presenter, using the phrase "sincere thanks," but becomes emotional and sharp when criticizing the coalition. A moral appeal is employed, referencing the "hardened hearts" of the coalition politicians. The style balances the emotional attack with the presentation of a specific and technical economic issue.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, VI Session, Plenary Sitting
The style is formal, analytical, and demanding, emphasizing the critical crossroads facing Estonia and the necessity of strategic action. Logical appeals are employed, focusing on political priorities and the requirement to ensure security. The speaker remains courteous toward colleagues but cautions against adopting a populist approach concerning funding.
2025-10-15
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Information Hour
The rhetorical style is formal, yet simultaneously urgent and demanding, highlighting the security threat (Russia’s full-scale war). It employs both emotional appeals (children and students traveling through Russian territory) and concrete political questions concerning the government’s inaction. The tone is critical, though it becomes mildly hopeful in the second speech ("better late than never").
2025-10-14
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The style is formal and interrogative, directly addressing the presiding officer and the minister. A logical appeal is employed, detailing a specific functional shortcoming that impacts the daily lives of citizens. The tone is one of concern, but the objective remains the identification of a practical budgetary solution.
2025-10-13
15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The style is predominantly formal and analytical, especially when discussing political issues (local government funding, taxes), demanding substantive responses from the minister. However, in personal confrontations (with colleague Rain Epler), the tone becomes sharp and accusatory, describing the opponent’s behavior as unseemly and inept. A family analogy is used for clarification to emphasize the state's obligation to treat all regions equally.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is critical, cautionary, and direct, emphasizing the urgency of the situation ("this knowledge will soon explode"). Both emotional appeals (inequality, a gift to the wealthier) and logical demands regarding specific budget figures and the classification of investments are employed. The speaker demands a complete and specific answer from the minister.
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The rhetorical style is critical, direct, and highly argumentative, employing strong metaphors (e.g., "cutting the tail off piece by piece") and emphasizing honesty when addressing difficult subjects. The speaker contrasts their position with populism, focusing on logical arguments concerning state debt and underfunding. They offer categorical rebuttals to the opponents' false assertions.
2025-09-24
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is formal, but the tone is urgent and at times critical, expressing frustration with the government’s inaction in resolving crises. It employs both logical arguments (the necessity of wage subsidies and insurance) and emotional appeals (the bankruptcy of business owners). The issue of fast internet is directly referred to as a "farce," which sharpens the criticism.
2025-09-24
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, press briefing
The rhetorical style is insistent and confrontational, utilizing strong logical contrasts (a critical concern versus a 100 million gift). The speaker poses sharp rhetorical questions to the Prime Minister ("How is this logical?") to underscore the illogical nature and social danger of the situation.
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The style is frequently critical and emotionally charged, particularly when addressing economic injustice (a topic that "makes the soul sick"), often employing stark contrasts (e.g., front-line workers versus those earning over 4,000 euros). However, the speaker is also capable of adopting a personal and warm tone, speaking in their native language (Võro) and referencing the concerns of ordinary residents in their constituency.
2025-09-17
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is supportive and recognizing concerning social measures, but immediately becomes analytical and demanding when the question of funding is addressed. Both emotional appeal (a reference to mothers in the home region) and specific calculations and fiscal logic are utilized to emphasize budgetary responsibility.
2025-09-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, sixth sitting, plenary sitting.
The style is initially very respectful and appreciative towards the Chancellor of Justice ("thank you very much for the very good work"). It then becomes critical and emotional, using strong wording ("violence") to describe the situation of small forest owners. The speaker emphasizes that the political decisions are incomprehensible both to those present in the hall and to ordinary people.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is critical, passionate, and insistent, especially when addressing regional policy topics, using emotional expressions ("it hurts very, very much," "it makes [me] very, very sad"). The emphasis rests equally on logical argumentation (the lack of effectiveness) and rhetorical questions, which are used to call into question the minister's actions and ability to coordinate.
2025-09-11
15th Riigikogu, 6th plenary sitting
The style is formal and respectful toward the presenter, beginning with an expression of gratitude and praise for the organization's work. The speaker adopts a concerned and problem-focused tone, highlighting the magnitude of the issue ("extremely large") and offering a concrete political proposal as a solution.
2025-09-10
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, yet insistent and demanding, especially regarding healthcare issues. It employs both emotional appeals (referencing a child left without aid and the growing societal divide) and political and regional arguments (such as the geopolitical situation and fair competition). The style is primarily interrogative and demands clarification.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is direct and interrogative, involving a slight confrontation with the Minister concerning past disagreements and the Minister's critical stance. The speaker uses personal validation (a reference to a court ruling that confirmed their earlier assertions) and concludes with a specific, data-driven request for information.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and respectful (e.g., "Honorable Minister!"), yet simultaneously concerned and questioning, focusing on the genuine worries of the Estonian people. The speaker uses emotional and logical appeals in a balanced way, citing, for instance, a personal experience involving sending letters from the town of Võru to illustrate the digital divide.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The rhetorical style is formal, businesslike, and exacting, making it suitable for submitting official inquiries or interpellations. Logical appeals are employed, referencing both legal statutes (such as the Chancellor of Justice's letter) and economic ramifications (including losses incurred by forest owners or the costs associated with a child's education). When addressing crises (like the swine fever epidemic), the tone becomes insistent, stressing the necessity of immediate and clear decisions to prevent the erosion of production potential.
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is predominantly serious and pressing, especially when addressing social and security problems, emphasizing that people "truly cannot manage anymore." It employs both logical arguments (statistics) and emotional appeals, linking the prevention of fraud directly to the credibility of the rule of law. The speaker is straightforward and occasionally confrontational, criticizing populism and the inaction of opponents.
2025-06-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is direct and question-oriented, addressing the minister directly to seek clarification. The tone is concerned and emphasizes the seriousness of the problem ("a huge problem"), concluding with a specific proposal that originates outside parliamentary circles (from entrepreneurs).
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is critical and accusatory, employing powerful metaphors (such as "deaf and blind") to underscore how obvious the situation is. Although the speaker expresses personal respect for the minister, the questions themselves are sharp, focusing on demanding accountability and raising ethical concerns.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is serious, concerned, and at times sharply confrontational, particularly directed at the ruling parties and other opposition factions. They employ both emotional appeals (referring to food theft and the hardships faced by people) and logical arguments (fiscal balance, revenue generated by progressive income tax). The speeches maintain a formal tone but include direct accusations of lying and populism.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The style is formal, direct, and critical, particularly regarding the minister's oversimplified approach. The speaker employs logical appeals and poses sharp rhetorical questions ("Why are you forgetting this next part?"), demanding comprehensive and prioritized explanations from the opposing party. The tone is one of concern when discussing the functioning of competition rules.
2025-06-09
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is formal, addressing the Prime Minister and colleagues, but the tone is critical and urgent. Both logical arguments (flaws in the tax structure, slowing economic growth) and emotional appeals are utilized, referencing a successful investor's embarrassment over the government's actions. The speaker is direct and accusatory toward the government, criticizing their failure to grasp the structural problem.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is highly aggressive, confrontational, and accusatory, focusing on exposing the hypocrisy of the opponent (Isamaa/Aivar). The tone is direct, employing rhetorical questions and historical facts to discredit the opponent's arguments, while dismissing the opponent's discourse as "a very beautiful speech, but..." ultimately lacking substance.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The rhetorical style is urgent, critical, and confrontational, accusing the Prime Minister of twisting words and ignoring reality. Both logical arguments (the inefficiency of the tax system) and emotional imagery (leaving people to starve, keeping them in a boat) are employed. The tone is formal yet demanding, emphasizing the necessity for immediate change.
2025-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, yet personally polite, addressing the minister by name ("Dear Kuldar"). The speaker poses straightforward, policy-focused questions, aiming to obtain clear and logical information regarding the differences and changes in support payments. The tone is neutral and fact-based.
2025-06-02
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session
The speaker employs a critical and demanding style, focusing heavily on logical and procedural issues, and repeatedly requesting clarification ("Please explain"). Emotional language is also used when criticizing systemic failures (e.g., "it makes my soul sick"), but the overall tone remains formal and analytical.
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The rhetorical style is formal, yet insistent and demanding, posing direct and repeated questions to the minister. A logical appeal is employed, stressing that making strategic decisions is the minister's "ABC"—the absolute basics—and that the absence of a long-term perspective has created serious problems. The tone is critical and purposeful.
2025-05-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style starts out formal and respectful but quickly turns repetitive, demanding, and frustrated because of the lack of answers. Logical contrasts are employed (tax gifts versus taxing the poor), and the third address is overtly procedural and accusatory concerning the minister's inability to provide a response.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The rhetorical style is critical, detailed, and passionate, especially regarding the unfair treatment of landowners, using phrases like "it really makes me sigh" and "it leaves me speechless." It strongly appeals to issues of justice and morality, stressing that "people in the weakest position should not have to bear the entire cost of societal value alone." It utilizes both emotional appeals and concrete procedural and economic arguments.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, but the tone becomes urgent and concerned when discussing the crisis in the education sector. The text employs both emotional appeals (teachers' mental exhaustion, the teacher as a "doormat") and logical argumentation (analysis of the tax model, the socio-economic effects of the reform). The speaker aims to convince the minister and the government to take bolder action.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is critical and demanding, employing strong phrases to describe the situation, such as "utter chaos," "complete mess," and "legal labyrinth." The speaker focuses on procedural and logical errors, demanding explanations from the minister and officials regarding the failed process that has dragged on for the past year and a half. The tone is formal, yet sharp and accusatory in substance.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, fifth sitting, information briefing.
The rhetorical style is sharp, accusatory, and emotionally charged, employing strong words like "robbery" and highlighting injustice. To illustrate this injustice, a figurative and easily understood example is used—a kitchen whose use is forbidden. The speaker demands specific and rapid solutions from the Prime Minister, maintaining a demanding tone.
2025-05-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is direct, analytical, and critical, employing phrases such as "Let's talk about things as they are." The speaker poses sharp rhetorical questions concerning the opponents' motives ("where did this enlightenment suddenly arrive for the Centre Party") and the expediency of their policy choices. The tone is formal and politically pointed, balancing logical argumentation (the lack of necessary legislation) with a political attack.
2025-05-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The rhetoric is confident and at times defensive, particularly when advocating for regional interests, highlighting the personal utility derived from advancing these projects. It leverages a strong regional identity, contrasting the financial realities of Southeast Estonia with the spending habits of Tallinn. The style is predominantly narrative and persuasive, underscoring both the genuine necessity and the current geopolitical security situation.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The style is pragmatic and appeals to logic, emphasizing economic arguments while steering clear of populism. He uses a powerful metaphor ("throwing the baby out with the bathwater"), and the tone is critical regarding the ministries' inaction. His speech is disrupted by the prevailing noise in the hall, which he directly addresses.
2025-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is critical, concerned, and pressing, emphasizing the severity of the country's structural problems and the necessity of statesmanship. The speaker employs logical arguments, citing economic indicators and expert opinions, countering the populism that spreads "beautiful lies." The tone is formal and analytical, including direct questions addressed to the minister.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is predominantly formal, but becomes very passionate and urgent on the topics of regional policy and banking, describing the situation in Southeast Estonia as a "matter of life and death" and the behavior of the banking sector as "truly evil." He/She criticizes the uncertain tone of the minister's responses and balances logical policy arguments (investment versus expenditure) with strong emotional appeals ("speak more boldly," "we won't give up an inch").
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is anxious and urgent, highlighting the bleakness of the situation in rural areas caused by a lack of resources. The speaker employs an emotional appeal, connecting it to concrete consequences, such as the loss of opportunities for young people to participate in cultural groups. The question is formally addressed to the minister, drawing upon the concerns raised by local cultural figures.
2025-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The rhetorical style is critical and empathetic, emphasizing themes of justice and injustice, and expressing concern for landowners. Quotes from the press and specific examples (a small forest owner in Võru County) are used to illustrate the gravity of the situation. The tone is demanding, seeking a clear stance from the minister.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The style is formal and sharply critical, leveling a direct accusation concerning the government's priorities. A logical appeal is employed, referencing the Bank of Estonia meeting to lend weight to the critique, concluding with a rhetorical and accusatory question posed to the minister.
2025-04-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is critical and concerned, accusing the opposing side of excessive self-confidence and arrogance. The speaker uses formal language, addressing the Chancellor of Justice, and poses direct rhetorical questions regarding the necessity of legal oversight in order to find solutions.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is insistent, critical, and strongly moralizing, using comparisons between the state and family budgets and referencing the figure of a responsible family man. The speaker sharply criticizes the opposition for populism and "spreading nonsense," but simultaneously calls for collective responsibility and compromise. The style is direct and emotional, mixing logical fiscal arguments with an emphasis on personal responsibility.
2025-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is balanced and analytical, yet cautionary, emphasizing the importance of sustainable state development and the fatal consequences of inaction. Simple but effective analogies are employed (a tooth cavity, road foundations) to explain the detrimental effects of long-term political inaction. The tone is formal and logical, aiming to persuade listeners by confronting them with facts and the reality of the situation.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and polite, utilizing salutations such as "dear presiding officer" and "esteemed rapporteur." The tone is inquisitive and focuses on logical explanation and the gathering of facts, requiring the enumeration of specific problems.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The rhetorical style is urgent and concerned, employing strong, emotionally charged figurative language ("people falling to their knees") to emphasize the gravity of the situation. The address is formal (an information session for the Prime Minister) but poses a direct question, demanding specific policy responses and plans.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is initially polite and conciliatory ("Thank you, good Presiding Officer!"), but becomes emotional and critical when sensitive topics are addressed. Strong emotional appeals ("it hurt") and rhetorical questions are used to emphasize the ethical injustice.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing.
The style is predominantly critical and demanding, especially in the first question, where a substantive answer is required and the Minister's assessment is challenged. In the second question, the tone is more constructive, offering the Prime Minister "well-intentioned advice" and emphasizing the need for unity in matters of national defense. The speaker uses direct and logical appeals, avoiding emotional language.
2025-03-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, respectful, and analytical, utilizing the addresses "Good Chair" and "Honorable Rapporteur." The speaker presents their viewpoint in the form of a question, linking the technical subject (financing) to the noble principles of democracy mentioned at the outset. The appeal is logical and focuses on the structure of the policy.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is formal and critical, directing the question straight to the Prime Minister while simultaneously offering a possibility for cooperation. Logical argumentation is used, emphasizing the negative consequences of the policy and referencing the common saying ("hindsight is an exact science") to stress previous warnings.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and respectful, addressing the presiding officer and the prime minister directly with courteous titles. The question is posed straightforwardly and concisely, using the phrase, "Just one simple question like that," which emphasizes a clear and substantive inquiry.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
The style is critical yet analytical, frequently employing rhetorical questions to hold opponents accountable ("Where exactly is this money coming from?"). The tone is at times combative, particularly when accusing opponents of irresponsible populism. The appeals are primarily logical, stressing the need for real revenue to cover essential expenditures.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The style is inquisitive and analytical, aimed at the minister or the presiding officer to elicit clarification. A rhetorical device ("the evil hand") is employed to challenge the opposing party's narrative, emphasizing the logical argument that the actual problem is the market price. The tone is formal and centers on clarifying specific political decisions.
2024-12-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The tone is businesslike, formal, and moderately optimistic, particularly regarding the outcomes of the legislative procedure, which he considers to have improved. He employs logical appeals, stressing the reasonableness of the law and the necessity of avoiding public resentment. He thanks his colleagues and refers to earlier speeches, while refraining from going into detail.
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is balanced, pragmatic, and solution-oriented, explaining the positive impact and improvements of the draft bill. The speaker uses both logical argumentation (money has to come from somewhere, fixing mistakes) and emotional appeals, expressing concern that in the case of unfair taxes, his "heart would have ached" and he would have felt "ashamed before his fellow citizens." He emphasizes that there is something good in every unpleasant thing.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The style is serious, rational, and analytical, emphasizing the need to approach policy decisions "with a cool head." It employs both logical arguments (the financial cost of damages, the direct correlation between price and harm) and emotional examples (how cheaply one can drink themselves into a blackout) to highlight the abnormal nature of the situation.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, addressing the presiding officer and colleagues, but simultaneously passionate and slightly moralizing towards those who cast doubt on scientists. The tone is generally optimistic regarding young people, but also includes an urgent warning about the dangers of increasing consumption. Both logical arguments (economic growth vs. consumption) and value-based concluding messages are employed.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is inquisitive, analytical, and formal, focusing on logical and fact-based arguments. The speaker poses direct, policy-focused questions, seeking specific figures and systemic solutions. He/She begins their addresses with polite acknowledgments, which points to a balanced and respectful tone.
2024-11-13
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is polite and questioning, respectfully addressing the Chairman of the Finance Committee. The tone is logical and analytical, presenting a simple hypothesis to test the line of reasoning within the context of the late-night discussion.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The style is predominantly formal, analytical, and critical, emphasizing logical argumentation and relying on the conclusions of the National Audit Office. The overall tone is one of concern, describing the country's situation as "grim" and demanding clear action from the Government of the Republic. There is also a brief, personal interjection focusing on the internal culture and decorum of the chamber, specifically criticizing finger-pointing.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, respectful, and direct, addressing the minister with the title "Austatud minister" (Honorable Minister). The speaker uses questions to demand precise analysis and clarification of concepts, which indicates a rather logical and procedural approach. One question was deliberately posed outside the scope of the agenda item, demonstrating a desire to raise the issue quickly.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is polite and formal, respectfully addressing both the presiding officer and the minister. The speaker employs a direct question format, focusing on obtaining logical and data-based information in order to emphasize a social problem.
2024-09-25
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style is generally constructive and appreciative of the ministers, but it becomes urgent and critical when addressing systemic problems (such as loan bottlenecks and public transport issues). Both logical arguments (numbers, laws, strategy documents) and emotional metaphors and references (e.g., "goldfish," "Robin Hood," "South-Estonian Paralympics") are used to emphasize the necessity of taking responsibility.
2024-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The tone is respectful, addressing the Minister directly, but it contains strong emotional appeals ("it makes the heart ache," "it causes great concern") regarding the taxation of classic vehicles. Rhetorical questions are employed to challenge the government's severity ("Why does Estonia feel the need to be slightly stricter?"), and the necessity of uniting the community and the state is emphasized.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The style is formal, addressing the Chair and the Minister, and constructive. The speaker starts by expressing gratitude, recognizing the existing good cooperation, before presenting concerns regarding shortcomings. A logical appeal is utilized, focusing on procedural problems and requesting solutions from the Minister to improve collaboration.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The speaker’s style is balanced yet simultaneously sharp, as they defend the coalition’s decisions and accuse the opposition of "hollowing out the state." Logical arguments are employed (ensuring the functionality of the state, costs stemming from crises), and the speaker promises to personally assist in resolving the points of concern. The tone is formal and focuses on political mechanisms and legislative amendments.
2024-07-22
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu's extraordinary session.
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the prime ministerial candidate and offering recognition for constructive negotiations. At the same time, the question posed is critical and challenging in substance, utilizing a logical appeal to draw attention to past mistakes and their socio-economic consequences.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is analytical, pragmatic, and cautious, focusing on logical arguments and technical solutions. The speaker begins by criticizing the demagoguery and populism present in the debate, but subsequently offers specific, technical recommendations to local governments on how to avoid tax increases. He uses formal language and emphasizes the necessity of statesmanship.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speech is brief, formal, and pragmatic, offering an apology for taking advantage of the early morning hour. The style is affirming and confidence-building, particularly aimed at local municipalities, providing them with the necessary certainty for budget planning. A metaphor ("Robin Hood's first step") is used to clarify the nature of the problem.
2024-05-30
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The style is formal and deferential, respectfully addressing the chairman and the presenter. The rhetoric is analytical and conceptual, focusing on defining a new economic problem and identifying its specific domains in the form of a question.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is analytical and critical, emphasizing logical and economic justification. It employs direct accusations of populism and points to the strong influence of lobby groups regarding nuclear energy. The tone is suspicious and demands concrete answers and economic transparency.
2024-05-16
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, employing direct questions addressed to the presenter ("Esteemed Presenter!"). The tone is businesslike and focuses on the logical evaluation of policy and the shortcomings of the analysis, strictly avoiding emotional appeals.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, respectful, and constructive, addressing the Minister and the Presiding Officer politely. The speaker focuses on logical and political issues, presenting proposals (reinvestment) and requesting clarification in a calm and analytical tone. In one address, sincere gratitude is expressed for the sensible draft legislation.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is serious, urgent, and explanatory, combining moral justification with logical reasoning. Strong emotional appeals are used, describing Russia's actions as a violation of the rules of warfare and the complete destruction of infrastructure. At the same time, the presentation remains formal and focuses on justifying the legislative solution, emphasizing ethics and the principle of responsibility ("he who commits the act must also be held accountable").
2024-04-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The style is formal, courteous, and inquisitive, employing forms of address such as "Esteemed Chair" and "Dear Presenter." The speaker poses direct and detailed questions, concentrating on gathering logical and fact-based information concerning long-term planning and technical feasibility.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal and courteous, beginning with a brief cultural introduction in the Võro language, which establishes regional rapport. When political questions are posed, the tone is factual and procedural, relying on official documents and proposals. It favors logical and direct questioning over emotional appeals.
2024-04-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is highly formal and respectful, centering on specific questions and phrases such as ("esteemed Chairman," "sincere regards"). The speaker employs a logical and analytical approach, posing clarifying questions regarding the scope of the issues (Estonia-specific vs. international) and their underlying causes. Emotional appeals are avoided; the emphasis is strictly on facts and regulatory details.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is analytical and critical, yet formal and respectful, addressing both the chair and the presenter with deference. The appeal is primarily logical, based on systematic knowledge of local government behavior and the failures of previous political solutions. The tone is skeptical, as "a genuine solution is never advised to be offered."
2024-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and interrogative, aimed directly at the minister. The speaker employs logical argumentation, relying on feedback from entrepreneurs and emphasizing the gravity of the situation concerning the reduction of investments by half below the critical threshold.
2024-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The style is analytical, yet sharply critical, utilizing strong expressions such as "populist froth" and "populist spectacle." The speaker employs rhetorical questions, Biblical phrases ("Which of you is without sin..."), and concrete examples (e.g., bottomless tanks) to discredit the motives of their opponents. He/She balances this emotional attack with a legal explanation detailing the differences between law and order.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is concerned and urgent, employing a powerful metaphor ("pandemic") to underscore the seriousness of the issue. The speaker relies on observations and anecdotal evidence ("visiting schools") to justify the necessity of systemic national intervention. The tone is formal, yet emotionally charged.
2024-03-12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd plenary sitting
The style is formal and analytical, employing direct and critical questions to draw attention to legislative inconsistencies and practical risks. The speaker relies on logical arguments, emphasizing the potential negative impact of a low initiative threshold on the functioning of the councils. The tone is moderately challenging and pragmatic.
2024-03-07
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, commencing with an acknowledgment directed towards the government ("Thank you! Acknowledgment"), followed by the presentation of detailed and logical questions. The tone is constructive and purposeful, focusing on facts and procedures.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is critical and concerned, incorporating an emotional appeal that expresses sadness ("it is very sad to watch") regarding the destruction of small regions. The speech is formal and centers on the logical contrast between two management logics (quantitative vs. qualitative), demanding an approach based on the condition "if" (or "provided that").
2024-02-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The speakers employ different rhetorical styles: one speaker uses a provocative and accusatory tone, asking why the opponents are afraid, and employing strong metaphors ("mafia-like"). The second speaker is formal, analytical, and well-argued, relying on historical facts and legal logic to justify their faction's opposition.
2024-02-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal and analytical, respectfully addressing the chairperson of the session and the rapporteur. The speaker presents their views directly, employing logical arguments concerning regulatory overreach, and concludes with a question aimed at finding solutions to market problems.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, employing logical arguments and referencing specific financial forecasts. The tone is skeptical regarding the economic impact of the tax bill, becoming worried and cautionary when the discussion touches upon the subject of national defense and irrationality.
2024-02-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is formal and respectful (addressing the Chair and the Minister), while the substance is pressing and demanding. The speaker poses direct questions aimed at securing specific information regarding the operational readiness of the European partners.
2024-01-25
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal, informative, and procedural, typical of a commission representative's report. The tone is calm and optimistic, emphasizing that the issue will soon be comprehensively resolved and is being actively addressed. The speaker relies on facts, references to representatives of the Government of the Republic, and legislative schedules, rather than emotional arguments.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is passionate and personal, acknowledging that the positive presentation served as "balm for the soul." At the same time, the style is also practical and solution-oriented, posing specific case-based questions and seeking a "third way" to reconcile communities. The tone is respectful toward the presenters but critical of national policy.
2024-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is moderate, rational, and conciliatory, beginning with an expression of gratitude for the reasonable discussion. He/She uses a cultural reference ("The Last Relic") and historical context to frame the issue as the avoidance of recurring conflicts. The style balances an emotional appeal (avoiding tensions) with a pragmatic political focus (cohesion and defense capability).
2024-01-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The style is formal, courteous, and respectful, utilizing the addresses "Esteemed Presiding Officer" and "Dear Rapporteur." The address begins with an expression of recognition ("I am pleased"), but then becomes direct and interrogative, focusing on procedural clarification and logical scrutiny.