University Persuasive Speech: Addressing Match Fixing in Cricket

This assignment is a persuasive speech advocating against match fixing in professional cricket. The speech begins with an introduction that grabs the audience's attention by highlighting the unethical and detrimental nature of match fixing, which harms sports, athletes' reputations, and national pride. It establishes the relevance to the audience and provides a credibility statement, emphasizing the real-life consequences of match fixing, like bans and imprisonment. The thesis clearly states that match fixing violates sports ethics and is an illegal means of earning money. The speech's body then presents the problem of match fixing, offering real-world examples of players involved in match-fixing scandals and the subsequent punishments. It examines the causes of match fixing, such as low incomes in sports and greed. The speech then proposes solutions, including raising awareness about sports ethics and legal consequences, with immediate actions such as imprisonment and fines. It also addresses a counter-argument, acknowledging that some view match fixing as a shortcut to wealth. The conclusion reinforces the thesis and provides a memorable closing statement, emphasizing the injustice of match fixing and the importance of sportsmanship. The assignment follows a structured outline and includes references in APA style, incorporating both internet and non-internet sources. The speech aims to persuade the audience about the negative impacts of match fixing and encourage ethical behavior in sports.

Running Head: PERSUASIVE SPEECH
PERSUASIVE SPEECH
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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General Purpose: Awareness Generation against unethical activities like match fixing.
Specific Purpose: convey the audience about the ethical as well as legal issues related to match
fixing
Organizational Pattern: Problem-Cause-Solution
I. INTRODUCTION
A. Attention Getter: Match fixing is not only unethical but also considered to be a
demeaning activity by sportspersons. People involved in match fixing do injustice
with sports and play with the emotions of the sports lovers, the reputation of
sportsmen and a country as well.
B. Relevance to Audience: Relevant for people interested in sports sportspersons
conducting match fixing, also for those who think that match fixing is not a
violation of ethics or illegal means to earn money (Serby, 2015). In evidence to
that Hansie Cronje was considered to be one of the most prominent figure of
South African cricket team. In the year of 2000, he was allegedly accused of
match fixing for taking money from an Indian bookie, and was banned for six
months.
C. Credibility Statement: Match fixing is not a new issue, which is related to
sports. There were many real life examples, in which sportsperson engaged with
match fixing have been caught by cops and underwent punishments like
imprisonments and fines (Haberfeld & Sheehan, 2013).
D. Thesis: Match fixing is considered to be the violations of sports ethics and an
illegal way to earn money.

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E. Preview: The purpose is to look at the dreadful consequences of match fixing.
The examples are drawn from real life stories of different players. Relevant for
people interested in sports sportspersons conducting match fixing. Awareness is
generated to those who think that match fixing is not a violation of ethics or
illegal means to earn money. As per the main argument, match fixing is
considered to be the violations of sports ethics and an illegal way to earn money.
Match fixing is not a new issue, which is related to sports. There were many real
life examples, in which sportsperson engaged with match fixing have been caught
by cops and underwent punishments like imprisonments and fines. The immediate
action against match fixing will be Imprisonment of the players involved in the
crime of match fixing, charging substantial fine for match fixing, sacking of the
players indulged into match fixing from the particular sport team, after enough
evidences against them or after their offence of match-fixing has been proofed
(Chappelet, 2015).
BODY
Problem:
Match fixing is not a new issue, which is related to sports. There were many real
life examples, in which sportsperson engaged with match fixing have been caught
by cops and underwent punishments like imprisonments and fines (Rodenberg &
Feustel, 2014). In the year of 2000, captain of the Indian cricket team Mohammad
Azharuddin was accused of match fixing against South Africa and wais banned
from BCCI.

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A. Main argument:
As per the main argument match fixing is considered to be the violations of sports ethics and
an illegal way to earn money. In essence to that, Salman Butt, Pakistani cricket player was
also accused for match fixing cases and was banned in the terms of 5 to 10 years by ICC.
B. Causes:
1. low levels of income in the profession of sports
2. Greedy players, prioritize earning money in an unethical way, instead of
following sports ethics.
TRANSITION: Now let’s look at the solutions:
C. Solutions
1. Aware generation about Sports ethics
2. Awareness generation for legal consequences of match fixing.

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D. Immediate actions:
Imprisonment of the players involved in the crime of match fixing, charging
substantial fine for match fixing, sacking of the players indulged into match fixing
from the particular sport team, after enough evidences against them or after their
offence of match-fixing has been proofed (Zaksaite, 2013).
E. Passive Agreement:
There were many real life examples, in which sportsperson engaged with
match fixing have been caught by cops and underwent punishments like
imprisonments and fines. The immediate action against match fixing will be
Imprisonment of the players involved in the crime of match fixing, charging
substantial fine for match fixing, sacking of the players indulged into match fixing
from the particular sport team, after enough evidences against them or after their
offence of match-fixing has been proved (Feustel & Rodenberg, 2015). Former
New Zealand player Chris Cairns was accused by the chairperson of Indian
Premier League Lalit Modi for match mixing. Although the case was in favor iof
him and made Lait Modi pay damages, Carins have confessed of the crimes and
was charged with perjury at Auckland.
TRANSITION: The counter argument:

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Counter argument:
Several sportsperson and agents of match fixing consider match fixing a shortcut to become
rich.
III. CONCLUSION
F. Thesis/Summary: Aims to make sports sportspersons aware of the dreadful
consequence of match fixing. Also relevant for those who think that match fixing is
not a violation of ethics or illegal means to earn money. Main argument is that,
match fixing is considered to be the violations of sports ethics and an illegal way to
earn money. Match fixing is not a new issue, which is related to sports.
G. Memorable Close:
Match fixing is not only earning money or reputation adopting an unethical way, rather it
is the violation of sports ethics. In other words, players attempting match fixing actually do
injustice to sports. A true sportsperson should never do injustice with match fixing. His or her
passion for sports should never be overpowered by the greed for earning money adopting an
illegal ways.

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References:
Chappelet, J. L. (2015). The Olympic fight against match-fixing. Sport in Society, 18(10), 1260-
1272.
Feustel, E. D., & Rodenberg, R. M. (2015). Sports (betting) integrity: detecting match-fixing in
soccer. Gaming Law Review and Economics, 19(10), 689-694.
Haberfeld, M. R., & Sheehan, D. (Eds.). (2013). Match-fixing in international sports: Existing
processes, law enforcement, and prevention strategies. Springer Science & Business
Media.
Rodenberg, R. M., & Feustel, E. D. (2014). FORENSIC SPORTS ANALYTICS: DETECTING
AND PREDICTING MATCH-FIXING IN TENNIS. Journal of prediction markets, 8(1).
Serby, T. (2015). The Council of Europe Convention on Manipulation of Sports Competitions:
the best bet for the global fight against match-fixing?. The International Sports Law
Journal, 15(1-2), 83-100.
Zaksaite, S. (2013). Match-fixing: the shifting interplay between tactics, disciplinary offence and
crime. The International Sports Law Journal, 13(3-4), 287-293.

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