By Plenary Sessions: Siim Pohlak

Total Sessions: 6

Fully Profiled: 6

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.