By Plenary Sessions: Lauri Laats
Total Sessions: 12
Fully Profiled: 12
2024-12-19
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The tone is warm, inclusive, and vigorous, with a touch of humor; the speaker uses folk-inspired, down-to-earth language and consistently addresses the audience. The text contains short, striking phrases and frequent audience involvement (Applause), which creates a relaxed, festive Christmas atmosphere.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
A highly emotional and forceful speech, which levels powerful criticism at the government and its ministers. The text includes direct claims and moral arguments, incorporating some personal touches and references to social solidarity; the style is a somewhat rough mix of facts and ethical judgments, occasionally laced with irony.
2024-12-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, press briefing
The tone of the speeches is combative and direct, frequently using direct questions and accusatory or critical keywords. The text also incorporates personal examples and numerical details. Sarcasm and emotional language are employed (e.g., "this is complete ridicule," "why do you...") to strengthen the arguments.
2024-12-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The tone of the speech is decisive and focused on facts; it uses emphasis phrases such as “let me reiterate” and “as stated in the explanatory memorandum,” along with references to the bill’s legislative procedure, to increase persuasiveness. Although the current text is balanced, the combination of strong opposition and emotional expression persists.
2024-12-12
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The tone is substantive and argumentative, utilizing questions to engage the audience and providing examples (the Mustamäe meeting, national comparisons). It further emphasizes an ethical and emotional sense of justice and is critical of the existing system, but maintains a constructively peaceful tone. The language is formal, yet helpfully simplified to underscore the necessity of transparency.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speaker is characterized by a critical yet gently constructive tone. They use direct questions and reference newspapers and expert opinions. Specific sources and quotes are embedded in the texts to strengthen the argumentation. The emphasis is on facts and procedural clarity, rather than mere emotion.
2024-12-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth session, press briefing.
The tone is highly emotional and sharply critical, blending emotional appeals (concerning people who lack food) with fact-based references. The speaker frequently employs questions and comparisons, including drawing parallels to the 1990s, to underscore the problem and compel answers. The style is rich in justification, yet simultaneously, in order to stress security and accountability, the rhetoric is somewhat sparse in expression.
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The speech is primarily argumentative and fact-based, mixed with a critical tone regarding government decisions. Examples and statistics are utilized, sometimes followed by personal touches or humorous moments (e.g., laughter), but the overall language usage is formal and systematic. The emphasis is on clear proposals and the bigger picture, rather than rhetorical flourish.
2024-12-09
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary sitting
A pragmatic and fact-based tone, utilizing specific percentages and systemic approaches to competition/success. Arguments are presented clearly and persuasively, with an emphasis on cooperation and finding the best solution.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The tone of the speech is powerful and charged with conflict, combining emotional and logical arguments. Numbers, metaphors, and sharp observations (e.g., 1+1=2, brakes) are used to frame the debate and criticize the government. The text is sharp yet structured, utilizing questions and persuasive descriptions to emphasize its viewpoints.
2024-12-04
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, press briefing
Critical, yet formal and question-oriented; utilizes direct address and rhetorical questions (e.g., “I would really like to ask,” “That is the very question”). It combines emotional concern (security, livelihood/coping) with fact-based argumentation. The tone is forceful, but not irritated, maintaining an official linguistic register.
2024-12-02
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The discourse is primarily critical and challenging, often employing emotional and anthropomorphic examples, along with direct questions posed to the minister. The texts demonstrate a noticeable data- and fact-based approach, but simultaneously utilize a style clearly designed to engage a broad audience, and in some instances, the tone is sharply forceful. The rhetoric often relies on personal facts and observations and draws attention to procedural nuances.