By Months: Evelin Poolamets
Total Months: 11
Fully Profiled: 11
12.2024
23 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly critical and urgent, emphasizing moral and ethical responsibility (the safety of children, the survival of the nation). It uses strong, ideological terminology, labeling sustainability reporting as "communism" and the "imposition of left-wing ideology." Appeals are made both to logic (the lack of impact analysis) and to emotions (a child is "priceless"). One presentation concluded with an unusual, humorous, and politically charged interaction with Santa Claus.
11.2024
20 Speeches
The style is formal, yet often sharp and confrontational, particularly when criticizing the government's actions, employing direct accusations (e.g., "drugs in the coalition"). When presenting the bill, he/she employs both logical arguments (EU harmonization, motivation) and emotional appeals, highlighting time spent with family and expressing regret over having worked too much.
10.2024
36 Speeches
The style is urgent, combative, and sharply critical, employing strong emotional language ("unprecedented and cruel," "tsunami of massive bureaucracy"). Ministers are frequently challenged with rhetorical questions, and specific data or analyses are demanded. Beyond political criticism, the style also utilizes highly personal attacks, such as listing Jürgen Ligi’s previous misogynistic statements during the motion of no confidence against him.
09.2024
25 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly combative, critical, and urgent, emphasizing the seriousness of the topics (the threat of population extinction). Both statistical data (a logical appeal) and strong value judgments and emotional language are employed to condemn the government's actions. Striking expressions are used, such as "building a Potemkin village," "the invasion of wind farms," and "a family-hostile government."
07.2024
8 Speeches
The rhetorical style is critical, penetrating, and confrontational, especially towards the prime ministerial candidate and the subject of the no-confidence motion. The appeals are primarily logical and data-driven, relying on economic indicators and the fundamental tenets of the state budget to highlight the government's errors.
06.2024
4 Speeches
The rhetorical style is highly aggressive, accusatory, and formal, employing parliamentary forms of address ("respected chair of the session," "the subject of the no-confidence motion"). The speaker poses direct and sharp questions aimed at exposing alleged unethical conduct. The style relies on factual assertions and information sourced from the media (the Latvian Prosecutor's Office, the press).
05.2024
11 Speeches
The rhetorical style is predominantly aggressive, critical, and forceful, emphasizing the "lawless situation" in Estonia. Ministers are posed direct questions regarding their failures and previous contradictory positions. Both emotional appeals (the protection of the Estonian language) and logical, technical arguments (the dangers of food irradiation) are employed, while maintaining the formal tone of a Riigikogu address.
04.2024
32 Speeches
The speaker's rhetorical style is predominantly combative and critical, frequently leveling sharp, accusatory questions at ministers (for instance, regarding conflicts of interest and corruption risks). The speaker employs strong emotional appeals when addressing social issues (such as the erosion of children's sense of security and incidents of violence), and demands strict procedural adherence, going so far as to criticize the session chair's comments (the "well, yeah" remark and subsequent snickering).
03.2024
31 Speeches
The rhetorical style is combative and urgent, often utilizing sarcasm (e.g., the question of coming to work on horseback) and a moral framework (e.g., the extinction of the Estonian nation, the ethics of gender reassignment). A long speech on noise regulation combines technical details with a broad ideological critique, accusing Euro directives of undermining the rule of law. Anecdotal examples are also used to illustrate arguments (e.g., a woman wearing a burqa in a café).
02.2024
13 Speeches
The style is formal, but the tone regarding security issues is urgent and critical, employing figurative language such as "the bomb is already ticking" and "the state remains in a dormant condition." It appeals both to logic (utility debts, visa policy) and to emotions (the threat of social catastrophe), demanding that the government quickly wake up and take action.
01.2024
23 Speeches
The rhetorical style is suspicious and combative, employing strong value-laden expressions ("unacceptable," "strong-arm tactics") and accusing the government of having hidden agendas (referencing the "Stark-Logistics government"). Numerous rhetorical questions are used to highlight contradictions and ethical issues (e.g., gender equality in DNA testing requirements). The emotional appeal emphasizes the financial burden placed on homeowners and pensioners, as well as the violation of the sanctity of the grave at the Bronze Soldier monument.