By Plenary Sessions: Rain Epler
Total Sessions: 4
Fully Profiled: 4
2025-03-24
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session.
The rhetorical style is direct, aggressive, and ideologically charged, accusing the opponent of unethical conduct and advocating for a planned economy. The text employs repetitive phrases ("Repetition is the mother of wisdom") and ironic allusions ("a beautiful fairy tale"). Logical arguments (cost analysis and international examples) are interwoven with personal and partisan accusations to emphasize the opposing side's dishonesty.
2025-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, press briefing.
The rhetorical style is sharply critical and skeptical, utilizing the prime minister’s past quotes (complete with dates and figures) to expose contradictions. The speaker employs accusatory metaphors ("weather vane," "political technologist") and repeatedly raises questions about the absence of a grand plan, stressing the logical inconsistency.
2025-03-18
Fifteenth Riigikogu, fifth sitting, plenary session
The rhetorical style is sharp, confrontational, and often personal, questioning the motives of opponents (e.g., personal gain versus snap elections). Sarcasm and juxtaposition are employed, for instance, comparing the Minister of Education's "one door" rhetoric with the "one window" approach for foreign labor, and hinting at the speaker's discomfort with political engagement. The language used is formal, but the content is aggressive.
2025-03-17
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The rhetorical style is highly combative, critical, and aggressive, employing powerful metaphors (e.g., labeling Eesti 200 a money-guzzling black hole). The speaker merges mathematical and logical analysis (based on current ratings/polls) with a powerful emotional appeal (highlighting the injustice faced by families with children). Direct accusations of lying and abandoning core principles are utilized.