By Months: Toomas Uibo
Total Months: 18
Fully Profiled: 18
10.2025
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, respectful, and analytical, addressing the minister directly to seek clarification ("Honorable Minister!"). The tone is logical and policy-based, presenting a complex question regarding the government's strategy.
09.2025
5 Speeches
The style is formal, respectful, and analytical, addressing the chairman of the session and the President of the Bank of Estonia with respect. The speech is logical and fact-based, relying on economic reports and knowledge, rather than political instincts. Despite tackling complex economic difficulties, the final tone is clearly optimistic, urging "more optimism, less pessimism."
06.2025
5 Speeches
The style is formal and courteous, often involving addressing colleagues with questions to obtain clarification on specific policy details. The rhetoric employs strong, value-based arguments, particularly when defending cultural freedom, often drawing emotional historical parallels to totalitarian regimes. Overall, the tone is one of concern, especially regarding state intervention and surveillance.
05.2025
1 Speeches
The style is highly formal and procedural, restricted to a brief and direct request for an adjournment. The speaker's tone is neutral and focuses solely on the administrative action.
04.2025
8 Speeches
The rhetorical style is a blend of defensive and visionary elements, employing strong contrasts between the coalition’s sense of responsibility and the opposition’s short-sightedness. When defending the government’s actions, the tone is resolute and analytical, relying on logical appeals and simplified examples (such as the price of a liter of milk). When discussing future technologies, the style becomes optimistic and ambitious, underscoring the necessity of bold reforms.
03.2025
2 Speeches
The style is formal and parliamentary, utilizing both the posing of detailed questions (e.g., concerning energy) and a direct appeal for support (e.g., the election of the chairman). The tone is analytical and constructive, emphasizing logical arguments (market principles, candidate competence). The first speech is inquisitive, while the second is short and laudatory.
02.2025
9 Speeches
The speaker's style is formal and analytical, using historical references and international examples to back up their arguments. The tone is concerned and urgent regarding security matters, while being supportive and encouraging when discussing economic topics (sports). They also employ a personal anecdote (playing basketball with Tanel) and direct calls for cooperation.
01.2025
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and analytical, underscoring the urgent necessity for structural reforms stemming from economic stagnation. The speaker employs logical arguments to justify modifying the immigration quota as a tool for ensuring economic growth, citing the erosion of Estonia's former competitive advantages. The address concludes with a strong, value-based appeal concerning the preservation of national identity and culture.
12.2024
1 Speeches
The style is formal and procedural, addressing the presiding officer and the rapporteur. The speaker employs a probing and sharp tone, posing logical questions designed to challenge the internal consistency of the faction presenting the draft legislation. Rather than relying on emotional appeals, the focus remains strictly on the details of policy and regulation.
11.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, polite, and question-driven, addressing the presenter respectfully. The tone is analytical and objective, focusing on logical arguments and the evaluation of data and trends, rather than emotional appeals.
10.2024
2 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal and logical, focusing on data-driven argumentation, particularly comparisons between Estonian and euro area inflation. The tone is concerned and demanding, emphasizing that the economy must be given "oxygen" (a boost) and that this is an issue that will cost the state nothing.
09.2024
1 Speeches
The rhetorical style is pragmatic, serious, and pressing, highlighting the painful decisions required due to challenging times. The appeals are primarily logical and well-reasoned, utilizing terms such as "unavoidable" and "the quickest path" to restore the nation's credibility. The tone is formal and structured, addressing three topics: the economy, budget cuts, and security.
06.2024
3 Speeches
The style is formal and persuasive, drawing historical parallels regarding nuclear energy (such as oil shale and the e-state) while highlighting the Estonian people's capacity for learning. The speaker effectively balances logical arguments (fiscal necessity, validation of the report) with an emotional appeal to seize new opportunities. When engaging with opponents, the tone remains direct and fact-based, specifically refuting assertions regarding the report's shortcomings.
05.2024
6 Speeches
The speaker adopts a passionate, argumentative, and occasionally combative style, particularly in the defense of the minister. They employ both logical arguments (the necessity of information, guaranteeing energy security) and emotional appeals (criticizing indecisiveness and "Russian talking points"). Figurative examples are utilized (the alarm clock, the stool), and the urgent need to act is stressed to avoid any further delay.
04.2024
7 Speeches
The rhetorical style is formal, analytical, and constructive, even when presenting criticism. The speaker employs strong logical arguments, referencing the constitution and official documents, and demands debates that are reasoned, courteous, and respectful. The tone is at times cautionary, emphasizing the historical moment and the fundamental issues of the draft bill.
03.2024
1 Speeches
The style is formal and direct, utilizing addresses toward the Chairman of the Session and the Minister. The tone is critical and questioning, expressing concern that reform possibilities may be excluded at the outset. Rhetorical questions are employed to test the seriousness of the government’s stance.
02.2024
8 Speeches
The style is formal and analytical, relying on logical arguments and specific details in political debates, such as the numerous positive effects of the motor vehicle tax. Regarding medical flights, emotional examples (tragic cases) are employed to underscore the urgency of reforming the service and to highlight the priority of saving human lives. In the economic debate, the tone is constructive and forward-looking, whereas the defense of the party is delivered in a sharp and procedural manner, demanding immediate action from the opposition.
01.2024
9 Speeches
The style of the address is predominantly formal, analytical, and procedural, especially when presenting the work of the commission. The tone is cautious, emphasizing logical arguments (the principle of equality, the budgetary impact) and factual data. When discussing historical topics, the tone becomes more passionate, using phrases such as "Red usurpers" and "a very disturbing problem."