Grice's Conversational Maxims
Maxim of Quantity: 1. Make your contribution to the conversation as informative as necessary. Maxim of Quality: 1. Do not say what you believe to be false. Maxim of Relevance: Be relevant (i.e., say things related to the current topic of the conversation). Maxim of Manner: 1. Avoid obscurity of expression. |
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