By Plenary Sessions: Siim Pohlak
Total Sessions: 79
Fully Profiled: 79
2025-09-22
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The style of speech is confrontational, accusatory, and highly direct, aimed straight at the Prime Minister. Rhetorical questions are employed ("Are you afraid of the Estonian people, are you afraid of the parliament?") to call into question the government's motives and integrity. The overall tone is insistent and critical, highlighting the lack of available information.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The tone is predominantly combative, protesting, and insistent, especially when criticizing procedural issues and the work of the committees. Strong accusations are employed (e.g., "chaos," "brutally terminated," "decrees from the podium") and emphasis is placed on the injustice faced by lower-income individuals. The style remains formal, repeatedly addressing the "Esteemed Chairman," but it incorporates powerful emotional appeals against the government's actions.
2025-06-04
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is direct and interrogative, utilizing formal address ("Esteemed Chairman," "Dear Presenter"). The speaker appeals to the presenter's personal practical experience to confirm the necessity of the changes. The seriousness of the situation is emphasized using the expression "under attack."
2025-05-21
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The tone is extremely combative, accusatory, and critical, employing strong emotional and moralizing appeals (e.g., "very bad decision," "stupid decision," "lied"). Logical economic arguments are interwoven with personal and political attacks, including linking the Reform Party to Putin's Russia's tax policy and e-elections. Simple, direct, and repetitive language is used to label opponents.
2025-05-19
15th Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The rhetorical style is highly combative and accusatory, beginning with the minister's statement being labeled "utter garbage." Ideological terms ("globalist approach") and cautionary examples (Malmö) are employed to establish an urgent and critical tone. The speaker poses direct and challenging questions regarding the opponent's vision and the total number of migrants.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is interrogative and challenging, repeatedly employing rhetorical questions to cast doubt on the motives of the opposing party ("Why are you still so intent on forcing this through?"). The tone is critical and skeptical, highlighting the coercion ("forcibly") and the danger of these ideas spreading to middle management. The appeal is primarily logical, focusing on the unnatural nature of the process and the disregard for proper competence.
2025-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is sharp and confrontational, using strong language such as "deceitful behavior" to criticize opponents. The appeal is a blend of logical data (excise rates and legislative history) and an emotional demand for political accountability. The speaker presents their positions in the form of questions that require clarification and accountability.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is direct, critical, and at times confrontational, particularly when refuting the minister's responses. Logical arguments (such as the impact of taxes on prices) are employed to overturn the opposing side's assertions. Disappointment is voiced regarding the government's inaction and its acceptance of the situation ("it seems like nothing can really be done").
2025-04-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is skeptical and critical, focusing on contradictions and raising questions about the profitability of wind farms. Logical argumentation (the decline in market prices) is used, blended with emotional appeal (the forceful imposition of these projects upon local communities). The speaker poses pointed questions designed to expose the inherent contradiction built into the scheme.
2025-04-21
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is insistent, concerned, and uncompromising, framing e-elections as a security threat requiring immediate elimination. Logical arguments are employed (facts concerning the decline of trust, international practice), but the tone is demanding, questioning whether there is anything left to investigate or if immediate action should be taken.
2025-04-17
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and direct, employing salutations such as "Esteemed Chairman" and "Dear Presenter." The tone is interrogative and skeptical, calling into question the existence of positive constructiveness within the governing coalition. The speech relies on a logical and procedural framing of the issue.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The style is sharply critical and confrontational, accusing the opposing side of pursuing one-sided policies and justifying mandates from Brussels. The speaker employs a rhetorical question ("Why don't you look at the slightly wider picture?") and emphasizes a logical appeal, contrasting costly wind investments with more affordable domestic solutions.
2025-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing
The rhetorical style is sharp, accusatory, and based on contrasts, linking social issues to the survival of the nation. Strong emotional appeals are used (large families have been hit the hardest), and the funding of "windmill businessmen" is contrasted with the lack of support for large families.
2025-03-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is critical, skeptical, and interrogative, posing direct challenges and doubts to the presenter. Logical arguments concerning stability, security, and cost-effectiveness are employed. The position is underscored by repeated rhetorical questions, such as, "Why is this still being resisted?"
2025-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style is provocative and confrontational, using historical examples to cast doubt on the consistency of opponents. In the sociopolitical discussion, charged and potentially offensive language is employed (e.g., "negroes," "homosexuals") to highlight the extreme nature of the quota system proposed by the opposition. The speaker is prepared to defend their phrasing, denying any intent to demean the presenter.
2025-03-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, employing negative assessments to describe the government's actions, such as "insane economic policy" and "irrelevant fine-tuning." Political attacks are also utilized (e.g., the Social Democrats' policy U-turn), and a logical appeal is stressed: that the key issues of the economy must be addressed.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is analytical and challenging, relying on statistical facts and figures when presenting arguments. The tone is directly interrogative toward the government, demanding concrete plans for implementing these models and emphasizing logical appeal.
2025-02-25
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The style of speech is direct, uncompromising, and emotional, emphasizing national dignity and imperativeness. Strong and definitive expressions are used, such as "Period" and "dignity is not for sale." The appeal is value-based, not logical or data-driven, and the goal is proclamation, not persuasion.
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is urgent, accusatory, and combative, repeatedly employing direct questions and sharp criticism directed at the government's inaction. The speaker stresses logical arguments (economic competitiveness) but delivers them with high intensity, issuing warnings about businesses being forced to close their doors. Irony is employed, referencing "Eesti 200's best practice that the plan is to make a plan."
2025-02-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, information briefing
The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and stresses the urgency of the situation. Sharp language is employed (e.g., "sleight of hand"), and the Prime Minister is accused of attacking those who pose questions and attributing false claims to them. The appeal itself is a blend of logical criticism (concerning costs and irrationality) and emotional pressure (focusing on the coping ability of businesses and individuals).
2025-01-29
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th sitting, information briefing
The rhetorical style is formal, direct, and interrogatory, used when addressing the respected Minister during the information session. The tone is one of concern, centered on the logical necessity of guaranteeing the responsible management of state expenditures and the integrity of the system. Emotional appeals are avoided; the emphasis is placed solely on procedural transparency.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is extremely combative, critical, and accusatory, employing strong negative metaphors ("the government of simpletons," "gay revelry") and simplistic interpretations. Appeals are directed both at logic (the economic benefit of tax cuts) and at emotions (the "roasting" of the Estonian people with the car tax). Government decisions are repeatedly described as "stupid," "childish," and "unjust."
2025-01-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The rhetorical style is insistent, critical, and slightly combative, emphasizing that people expect results, not analysis or "twiddling thumbs." An emotional appeal is employed, highlighting the unfairness of prices and the serious problems faced by people. The speaker challenges the government to seek out opportunities to lower the VAT, rather than finding reasons why it cannot be done.
2025-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, information briefing
The rhetorical style is demanding, critical, and pressing, emphasizing accountability for decisions and the safety of the people. Emotional appeals are utilized, arguing that "The Estonian people are not a plaything to be needlessly put at risk!" The speaker demands concrete answers and clarification of the process from the Prime Minister.
2025-01-13
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is highly combative and condemnatory, employing strong negative terms to characterize the government, such as "mendacity," "incompetence," and "bungling." The discourse is formal yet emotionally charged, focusing on stressing the negative consequences of political choices for the Estonian economy and its people.
2024-12-18
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is direct, demanding, and sustained, particularly in its criticism of the minister's response, stressing that the core issue of the question has been sidestepped. It employs both emotional appeal (concerns regarding the local area) and logical argumentation, incorporating technical data concerning the disruptions.
2024-12-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and insistent, employing strong emotional appeals and name-calling (e.g., "fascist logic," "slave-owner mentality"). The speaker utilizes stark contrast (a small group lives well versus the majority suffers) and repeatedly poses rhetorical questions to cast doubt on the government's claims. He publicly protests against the labeling of government critics as Putin's lackeys.
2024-12-04
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is highly combative, critical, and accusatory, employing sharp expressions and metaphors (e.g., "The Reform Party's revenge," "arrogantly peeling seven layers of skin," "flushing down the toilet"). The speaker balances emotional appeals with economic data and statistics to underscore the detrimental nature of the government's decisions. The tone is overwhelmingly negative and cautionary, emphasizing the danger posed by waves of price hikes.
2024-12-03
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is highly aggressive, accusatory, and emotional, directly charging the opposing side with lying, misleading people, and deliberate obfuscation. The speaker employs both logical argumentation when analyzing the legal text and strong emotional appeals to the conscience of the coalition members of parliament. Simplified phrases are used, such as "plain common sense" and "voting it down without batting an eye," emphasizing the clarity of the issue.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The style is combative, critical, and at times dismissive, characterizing the opposing side's arguments as ridiculous scaremongering and panic. Both logical appeals (historical facts) and strong emotional appeals are used, emphasizing the detrimental effect of climate panic on children's mental health. The overall tone is concerned and calls for calm.
2024-11-20
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is serious, urgent, and confrontational, employing strong emotional appeals, especially regarding the theme of national dignity. Figurative expressions are used (e.g., "steamroller," "bending of knees and spine") to criticize the government's actions. The speaker demands a clear yes/no position in the responses, avoiding engagement with legal nuances.
2024-11-12
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is sharply critical, skeptical, and at times alarmist, especially concerning the issue of immigration. Strong language is employed (e.g., "an unheard-of amount," "obviously deceptive or incorrect"), and there is an appeal to sound common sense. In addition to logical arguments, cultural references are utilized, such as the Estonian proverb, "where there is, more will come."
2024-11-11
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style of the speech is polite and formal, respectfully addressing both the chairperson and the rapporteur. The rhetoric is analytical and logical, focusing on the consequences of the policy and presenting a clear choice between two opposing economic theories. Emotional appeals are not utilized.
2024-11-07
15th Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
The speaker adopts a critical, skeptical, and forthright style, particularly concerning the government's motives regarding Rail Baltic, suggesting an expectation of personal gain. They employ rhetorical questions to challenge the coalition's integrity hidden behind procedural obstacles (like e-meetings). The overall argumentation is quite logical and fact-based, citing specific agreements and the capabilities of the e-state.
2024-11-06
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative, critical, and demanding, especially when questions are posed, where the presenter is accused of avoiding responsibility and stifling debate. Both logical arguments (a list of taxes, economic impact) and emotional appeals are employed, emphasizing the unfairness of the tax toward ordinary people and rural residents. The speaker repeatedly uses intense phrases, such as "brutally pushing the committee" and "neglect toward rural populations."
2024-11-05
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal, question-driven, and concerned, highlighting the seriousness of deficiencies in border control. The speaker employs logical appeals, referencing the examples set by other European countries and current European policy trends to justify the urgency of the matter. The tone is direct and demands a clear action plan from the minister.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is combative, critical, and accusatory. Strong phrases such as "abuse of power" and "tax hike frenzy" are employed, and the government is accused of making foolish decisions and disregarding entrepreneurs. The speaker repeatedly uses rhetorical questions to demand explicit admission and accountability from the minister.
2024-10-22
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The style is critical and challenging, employing rhetorical questions to highlight the contradictions in the opponent's arguments ("What is the actual reality of this?"). The speaker relies on logical appeals and examples from a foreign country (Lithuania) to support their economic positions, while simultaneously accusing opponents of generating panic.
2024-10-21
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is critical, accusatory, and urgent, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation ("unprecedented situation," "tax chaos"). The appeals are a mix of logical argumentation (demanding impact assessments and referencing studies) and emotional accusation regarding the previous government's "squandering." Formal language is employed (an interpellation to the minister), but the content is strongly confrontational and demands substantive answers.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is highly combative, critical, and forceful, accusing opponents of "cheap demagoguery" and contempt for intellectual debate. Strong metaphors are employed, such as "the ship of state heading for the reefs" and the finance minister being portrayed as "the ship's captain" who remains unperturbed. The style merges emotional appeal (injustice toward the vulnerable) with specific political accusations (tax hikes, the creation of bureaucracy).
2024-10-10
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fourth sitting, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is highly combative, urgent, and emotionally charged, utilizing strong moral judgments such as "absurd," "outrageous," and "you should be ashamed." Instead of logical arguments, the emphasis is placed on moral responsibility, and the government is threatened with a public backlash. The tone is direct and accusatory.
2024-09-16
The 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting.
The style is combative, critical, and accusatory, employing strong labels such as "completely failed" and "neo-communist politics." The speaker uses rhetorical questions and emotional appeals to emphasize the government's failure and its being held captive by the Social Democrats.
2024-09-11
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fourth session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is formal and interrogative, concentrating on acquiring specific facts and examples concerning the impact of both security capabilities and social benefits. The tone is one of concern, particularly regarding security matters, and a brief historical reference (the Reform Party) is employed to establish the political context.
2024-09-11
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th session, press briefing.
The rhetorical style is highly combative, critical, and dramatic, employing powerful metaphors, such as equating the tax hike with curing a headache via guillotine. The tone is accusatory, stressing the catastrophic fallout of the government's actions ("a certainty for collapse"). The speaker resorts to direct accusations, labeling the Prime Minister’s assertions "an outright lie" and demanding a procedural remedy to officially refute the false statements.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, Riigikogu extraordinary session.
The rhetorical style is direct, demanding, and persistent, especially when posing follow-up questions to elicit a complete answer. A sharp accusation is leveled against the Reform Party (political labeling with the "Kremlin stamp"), which lends a confrontational tone to the speech. The focus is aimed at establishing the facts and uncovering the truth about political relationships.
2024-07-29
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The rhetorical style is highly combative, critical, and forceful, utilizing strong emotional language ("brutal experiment," "cynically lied"). Metaphors are employed, such as a train hurtling downhill, and the opponent is referred to as "Overseer Jürgen." The style is balanced, combining sharp political attacks with specific economic data and historical citations.
2024-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is critical and confrontational, posing pointed questions to the prime minister regarding the fairness and logic of the tax policy. It employs both logical arguments (such as directing the tax burden where the money flows) and emotional appeals focusing on the deteriorating living standards and declining purchasing power of the Estonian people. The overall tone is urgent and accusatory, highlighting the negative consequences of the government's actions.
2024-06-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The style is highly combative, accusatory, and insistent, employing emotional appeals and rhetorical questions ("What is wrong with you, dear governing coalition?"). The speaker emphasizes the deterioration of the economy and the difficulties people face in making ends meet, while simultaneously using powerful metaphors (e.g., Rail Baltic running into the swamp, war hysteria) and accusations regarding the government's personal benefits (private jets, business class). Emotional and direct language is preferred, interspersed with procedural disputes.
2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is critical, demanding, and at times confrontational, especially when directed at the Minister of Economic Affairs. The speaker employs strong and emotional expressions, such as "a nervous, hysterical atmosphere" and "political pornography," to underscore the gravity of the situation. They raise questions that challenge the minister's competence and the government's plans, demanding concrete solutions.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is highly confrontational, accusatory, and insistent, employing strong emotional appeals and labeling (e.g., "demagoguery," "special representative of large corporations"). The speaker issues direct challenges to opponents, demanding justifications and avoiding any tone of compromise. Extreme rhetoric is also used, referring to opponents as "henchmen of the great eastern neighbor" for undermining food security.
2024-05-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is questioning, skeptical, and combative, employing strong comparisons (Estonia vs. Russia) to intensify the criticism. The speaker uses rhetorical questions ("Why is this being hushed up?") to draw attention to the government's alleged inaction and the media's silence.
2024-05-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The rhetorical style is confrontational and critical, accusing the Prime Minister of having a victim mentality and the government of acting against common sense. Both emotional language and economic arguments are employed to demonstrate the negative impact of tax increases on middle-income earners.
2024-05-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is formal and polite, addressing the chairperson with respect ("respected chairperson"). However, due to repeated demands, the discourse is highly persistent and procedural, focusing solely on conducting votes, without any emotional or narrative elements.
2024-05-02
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is sharply aggressive and cautionary, repeatedly employing emotionally charged phrases such as "craving for dictatorship" and "extremely dangerous argumentation." The argument primarily relies on the slippery slope logic, extrapolating the principle of taxation to dangerous ideological consequences. The tone is formal, but the content is highly confrontational.
2024-04-30
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session.
The rhetorical style is extremely combative, accusatory, and emotionally charged, employing strong language such as "brutally" and "green madness." There is a powerful appeal to emotions, describing the difficulties faced by pensioners and families and posing direct questions to the minister regarding their suffering.
2024-04-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is critical and directly confrontational, posing pointed questions to the Prime Minister. Negative and discouraging phrases are employed ("endless engagement," "shaking heat into the air") to underscore the inefficiency of the government’s actions. The rhetoric blends logical argumentation (the divergence between taxes and expenditures) with emotional appeal (crumbling roads and cars).
2024-04-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is combative, aggressive, and often accusatory, employing strong political language (e.g., "a crazy idea," "you pushed the limits way too far"). It utilizes both logical arguments (referencing studies and systemic failures) and emotional appeals, linking the Reform Party and United Russia through the issue of trust in e-elections. Formal procedural protests and questions also arise, aimed at challenging the actions of the session chair.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal and respectful, addressing the Minister directly. The tone, however, is concerned and demanding, emphasizing the urgency of the cultural struggle and the necessity of a strategy. The rhetoric is geared toward extracting specific plans and solutions through the use of direct questions.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, third sitting, information briefing
The rhetorical style is formal and interrogative, directed straight at the minister. Logical argumentation is employed, establishing a contrast between the budget deficit and the cost of abolishing the tax hump. The focus is placed on the impact of political decisions on the average Estonian person.
2024-04-08
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is formal and interrogative, presenting a critical rhetorical question regarding the legitimacy of the government's actions. The tone is challenging and emphasizes adherence to diplomatic norms (respectful politics), utilizing normative rather than emotional appeals.
2024-03-20
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative and critical, employing sharp metaphors (e.g., "doping" regarding expense reimbursements) and personal anecdotes (Keldo's taxi ride). The appeals are a blend of logical arguments (financial savings, reduction of bureaucracy) and emotional pressure (the question of fairness, the economic crisis). Direct challenges are also issued to the coalition, urging them to lead by example.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is formal and substantive, utilizing a polite address to the Riigikogu ("Dear colleagues, servants of the people"). The tone is serious, stressing the urgency of resolving the social problem, with references made both to the legislative procedure and to a previous unsuccessful attempt. Both logical (the substance of the draft law) and emotional (the plight of cancer patients) appeals are employed.
2024-03-13
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting.
The rhetorical style is highly combative, critical, and forceful, employing strong accusations (such as government cynicism, or acting "Goebbels-style"). The address is formal, yet it incorporates emotional descriptions of the public's forced austerity and the crowding in grocery stores. The argumentation is grounded in both economic rationale (taxes should not be raised during a crisis) and comparisons drawn from the tax statistics of various European countries.
2024-03-12
15th Riigikogu, 3rd plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and combative, utilizing emotionally charged terms such as "post-slavery democracy." The speaker presents their views with conviction, stressing that the populace is being kept away from the decision-making process. The argumentation relies more on ideological opposition and rhetorical questions concerning European practices.
2024-03-11
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The style is formal and straightforward, addressing the Director and the Prime Minister respectfully. The tone is skeptical and demanding, focusing on logical appeal and the search for facts. The speaker poses a question regarding the budgetary cost of a hypothetical scenario (tax exemption), demanding a specific figure.
2024-03-05
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is sharp, critical, and confrontational, employing rhetorical questions to challenge the opponent's beliefs ("Do you actually even believe that yourself?"). Negative and accusatory language is used, describing the government's actions as avoiding responsibility and "passing the buck." The tone is skeptical and emphasizes that political measures will only result in negative consequences (tax increases).
2024-03-04
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The style is extremely confrontational, critical, and emotionally charged, employing sharp rhetoric such as "advocate for the banks," "narrow-minded attitude," and "extremely cynical and arrogant." The speaker makes a strong appeal to public interest and justice, drawing a stark contrast between people facing hardship and profit-making banks.
2024-02-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is serious and critical, employing direct and illustrative language rooted in personal experience within the local government. The speaker presents their position in the form of a question to affirm the bill's objective, emphasizing the pattern of corruption in local life. The appeal is logical and relies on a concrete example.
2024-02-21
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is critical and argumentative, extensively utilizing statistical data and European Union comparisons to support its positions. The tone is formal, addressing the respected presiding officer and rapporteur, but sharp in content, emphasizing the aspect of economic injustice. The speaker poses questions and expands the topic of the draft bill into a broader political discussion.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The rhetorical style is highly combative, accusatory, and insistent, employing powerful metaphors such as "the government steamroller" and "the silencing of parliament." The appeal targets both the emotions of the populace (calling for protests and "rising up") and economic justice. The government's actions are repeatedly described as "short-sighted, foolish, and unjust."
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, information briefing
The rhetorical style is sharp, demanding, and confrontational, focusing on obtaining concrete answers rather than "lecturing or labeling." The speaker employs strong contrasts (the Estonian people vs. foreign big capital) and accuses the government of pursuing a political agenda that favors banks. The tone is urgent and critical, emphasizing that the government is ignoring the hardships faced by the Estonian people.
2024-02-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting.
The style is highly combative, critical, and urgent, emphasizing injustice and the government's failure during the economic crisis. Strong emotional appeals are utilized (such as taxing the Estonian people into poverty), and opponents are accused of intentional or even malicious stalling. The level of formality is high, yet the text also contains sharp personal addresses directed at the questioners.
2024-02-05
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is one of concern and urgency, utilizing a personal anecdote (visiting a store on Saturday) to illustrate the gravity of the issue. The appeal is emotional, centering on the threatened position of the Estonian language, and is framed as a direct question to the Prime Minister, demanding immediate intervention.
2024-01-24
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is highly formal and neutral, focusing purely on the delivery of information. Standard and polite forms of address are employed, such as ("Esteemed Chairman," "Dear servants of the people," "Dear colleagues"). The discourse is brief, specific, and purely informative, avoiding emotional or persuasive appeals.
2024-01-22
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The speaker's style is predominantly critical and combative, using strong emotional language to highlight injustice (e.g., "fleeced completely," "environmental nonsense"). To support their arguments, they employ both logical economic reasoning (such as fueling inflation through tax hikes) and personal anecdotes (the example of the pensioner and the neighbor) to illustrate the unfairness of the taxes. The tone is demanding and focused on requiring accountability.
2024-01-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style of discourse is critical and questioning, employing specific judgments ("a bleak perspective," "covered with beautiful euphemisms") to characterize the government's actions. The approach is formal and logical, focusing on the lack of coherence between political plans (education versus regional policy).
2024-01-17
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The style is formal and straightforward, using the addresses "Respected Chairman" and "Dear Servants of the People." When introducing bills, the speech is extremely brief and relies on the prior knowledge of colleagues. The argumentation is supported by a short, yet powerful economic maxim.
2024-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The style is critical and concerned, emphasizing the seriousness of the problem using the word "disgraceful." An analytical approach is utilized, repeatedly directing rhetorical questions at the rapporteur to highlight the institutions' unwillingness to take on their supervisory role. The appeal is focused on logically resolving these systemic shortcomings.
2024-01-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is direct, critical, and confrontational, repeatedly demanding specific political responses and yes-or-no answers from the Prime Minister regarding sensitive issues. Emotional appeals are employed (such as a shocking discovery in a shopping center, or the question of who the country is being built for), and the Prime Minister is accused of avoiding necessary political action.