Dilts's Speech Analysis

1058 Words3 Pages

The speech employs tools of critical discourse analysis to justify that there are many corruption cases in the courts yet there are few convictions. The speech applies the theory of Dilts logical levels (Dilts 2014) to build towards the overall purpose of calling on the audience to contribute to the solution. The success of Anticorruption agencies in winning convictions is limited despite the government zero-tolerance policies against corruption. Dilts logical levels develop throughout the speech generating the levels of argument. The speech identifies the environment by pointing to Keen Lucile and Elizabeth Knight articles that point out limited convictions of corruption cases. Howe and Haigh, 2016 attributes limited convictions to non-compliance, …show more content…

Law enforcement agencies are on the move to deal with the increasing number of corruption cases at their doors. While several companies have been reported to have engaged in corrupt deals throughout the country, few companies have been convicted. Besides, the number of corruption cases are rising daily in Australia.
According to Masters and Graycar (2016), corruption is so prevalent in the country and influences every aspect of life, right from acquiring admission, to securing licenses, to school and permits for business. With corruption taking center stage of government functioning, accused officer, and company directors found to be engaged in corruption practices across the country have not been dismissed from services.
The worrying trend is that several corruption cases are pending in the courts without trial and convictions. However, individuals convicted of corruption cases are mostly non-influential commoners and low-rung officials while a handful of senior bureaucrats, politicians, police officials and high-profile people in business have never been convicted in the country. Conviction cases are very low in the country may be due to the slow judicial system, ineffective law enforcement, and inadequate investigations. The country is yet to address the supply chain. Furthermore, shoddy investigations …show more content…

Concerning anti-corruption laws, the rising corruption cases draw critic against existing companies and legal provisions for contributing little to apply policies to stop corruption and bribery cases in the country. Similarly, fundamental flaws in the country corporate legal and laws processes are hindering regulators from prosecuting several companies concerning bribery of foreign government officials. The value of a corrupt free nation is depicted by the speaker pointing out corruption cases and advocating for integrity values within the society and the desire to see several corruption cases convicted.
The speech then leads to a climax by calling on individuals to participate in anticorruption gatherings, forums, and activities. Join anti-corruption groups, watchdogs, social networks, organizations including those on Facebook. Consequently, the speaker urges individuals to speak out against corruption in programs, forums, and

Open Document