By Plenary Sessions: Siim Pohlak

Total Sessions: 6

Fully Profiled: 6

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.