By Months: Tiit Maran
Total Months: 17
Fully Profiled: 17
10.2025
10 Speeches
The style is formal and directly questioning, addressing the esteemed Presiding Officer and the Minister. The speaker employs a logical appeal to draw attention to the contradiction between the claims made by the Swedish media and the Minister regarding the severity of prisoners' sentences. The tone is critical and demanding, presenting several pointed questions to gain clarity.
09.2025
27 Speeches
The speaker employs an analytical, interrogative, and critical style, frequently using rhetorical questions to challenge the legitimacy of government actions. The tone is concerned and urgent, particularly when addressing issues in the environmental and education sectors and the absence of strategic leadership. The speaker relies heavily on logical arguments, citing official documents (audits, court rulings) and employing metaphors (e.g., bureaucracy as a cancer).
06.2025
15 Speeches
The tone is predominantly critical, concerned, and pressing, especially regarding the desecration of sacred sites and inequality, using strong expressions such as "brutal marauding and looting." It appeals both to logic (statistics, figures) and to emotions (national culture, sanctity). The style is formal, but it also includes sharp rhetorical criticism aimed at opponents, for instance, concerning the devaluation of the Center Party's constant self-praise.
05.2025
36 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, yet it incorporates strong emotional and philosophical elements, employing metaphors (the wolf as a "canary") and literary allusions. The tone is frequently urgent and cautionary, highlighting existential dangers and criticizing the government's actions, citing "fatalism" and "power games." It often utilizes questions to direct attention towards the affected stakeholders (the consumer, the rural populace).
03.2025
2 Speeches
The style is analytical, detailed, and often confrontational, especially concerning the government's administrative philosophy. It balances technical detail (the draft bill concerning boreholes) with broader philosophical arguments on the difference between public authority and private enterprise. It employs sharp and critical language (e.g., "incompetent bungling," "simply stupid") and ironic references ("esteemed sworn men").
02.2025
11 Speeches
The style is predominantly formal, explanatory, and academic, particularly on the topic of dogs, where the author establishes a broad historical and biological context before addressing a specific problem. Regarding dog attacks, the tone is urgent, emphasizing the need for swift action. As the commission's rapporteur, the author is procedurally neutral, strictly limiting responses to the framework of the discussion, yet simultaneously employs empathetic appeals to underscore the importance of responsible conduct.
01.2025
5 Speeches
The style is formal, comprehensive, and academic, relying heavily on historical facts and ecological models. The tone is serious and cautionary, particularly concerning the dangers of hasty legislative processes ("davai, davai, potom posmotrim"). Conceptual contrasts are utilized (e.g., the wolf as an indigenous species versus Homo sapiens), alongside a critical, even philosophical tone regarding human conduct within the environment.
12.2024
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and deliberate, yet it contains strong criticism and indignation regarding the system's sluggishness (e.g., "absurd!"). The speaker uses personal stories and anecdotes (a trip to Spain, a zoo experience) to illustrate the illogical nature of the regulations. He balances philosophical arguments about state responsibility with extensive statistical data concerning plastic pollution.
11.2024
7 Speeches
The style is formal, analytical, and academic, utilizing logical appeals and scientific examples (e.g., the analogy of Russian roulette). The tone is serious and urgent, especially when addressing the climate crisis, which is referred to as a "cluster crisis" and one of the greatest challenges facing society. It uses personal experiences and references to scientists to support the arguments, seeking to create a deeper understanding of the inevitability of the issues discussed.
10.2024
4 Speeches
The style is formal and parliamentary, employing courteous yet pointed questions, and addressing the "Honorable Presiding Officer" and "Dear Rapporteur." The speaker adopts a critical and evaluative tone, particularly when deploring inadequate responses ("anything but comprehensive"). The argumentation relies primarily on logic and procedure, centering on policy coherence and institutional expediency.
09.2024
2 Speeches
The discourse is formal, analytical, and respectful, particularly when addressing the Chancellor of Justice. The emphasis is placed on logical argumentation and procedural criticism, raising questions aimed at finding solutions ("ways out") for systemic problems. The tone is investigative and concerned rather than emotional or aggressive.
06.2024
14 Speeches
The style is academic, logical, and systematic, utilizing extensive introductions and analogies to clarify complex subjects. The tone is concerned and cautionary, particularly regarding the rushed decision-making on nuclear energy, stressing responsibility toward future generations. It employs both formal parliamentary language and direct procedural questions concerning the committee's operational procedures.
05.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker's style is highly formal, analytical, and critical, frequently employing expressions of courtesy ("Thank you, esteemed Deputy Speaker!"). The emphasis rests on logical arguments, the citation of legal acts, and rhetorical questions designed to underscore contradictions (e.g., the alleged affordability of nuclear energy). The tone is cautious and concerned regarding environmental risks, yet remains unemotional, focusing instead on the substantive and procedural analysis of the policy.
04.2024
9 Speeches
The speaker's style is highly formal, analytical, and cautious, focusing on logical arguments and posing questions. The tone is often skeptical and insists on rationality, particularly regarding major political decisions (e.g., nuclear energy) and the rapid pace of legislation. Instead of emotional appeals, a fact-based approach is employed, stressing the necessity of avoiding emotional decision-making.
03.2024
3 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and cautious, focusing on logical arguments and procedural correctness. Warning phrases such as "the devil is in the details" are employed, and historical lessons (the land exchange scandal) are referenced. The tone is measured, stressing the need to "make haste slowly" and for thorough deliberation.
02.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, beginning with polite acknowledgments but quickly transitioning to probing questions. The speaker employs a logical appeal, posing comparative questions (e.g., insect meal versus palm oil) to test the consistency and evidence base of the opponent's arguments.
01.2024
4 Speeches
The style is formal and comprehensive, combining logical arguments (statistics, UNESCO reports) with personal recollections (desert treks in Kazakhstan and South Africa) to underscore the value of water. Regarding environmental topics, the tone is rather cautionary and urgent, pointing to the water crisis and the necessity of carefully considering every step. When questions are posed, the style is direct and data-demanding.