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  2. Politeness theory - Wikipedia

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    The final politeness strategy outlined by Brown and Levinson is the indirect strategy; This strategy uses indirect language and removes the speaker from the potential to be imposing. The strategy of doing off-record is to express something general or different than the speaker's true meaning and relies on the hearer's interpretation to have the ...

  3. Shooting the messenger - Wikipedia

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    For example, in war, a messenger would be sent from one camp to another. If the message was unfitting, the receiver might blame the messenger for such bad news and take their anger out on them. If the message was unfitting, the receiver might blame the messenger for such bad news and take their anger out on them.

  4. Propaganda techniques - Wikipedia

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    If a news item is covered frequently and prominently, the audience will regard the issue as more important. Algorithmic bias Algorithmic bias is the systemic bias in computer systems for or against certain messages, for example during content moderation, information filtering systems, AI alignment, personalized search or recommender systems. [17]

  5. Study shows why ending text message in a period could be a ...

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    In a new study, scientists prove that ending your text with a period could make you come across insincere.

  6. Dog whistle (politics) - Wikipedia

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    One notable example was the Howard government's message on refugee arrivals. His government's tough stance on immigration was popular with voters, but was accused of using the issue to additionally send veiled messages of support to voters with racist leanings, [ 7 ] while maintaining plausible deniability by avoiding overtly racist language. [ 8 ]

  7. Spin (propaganda) - Wikipedia

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    Examples from the UK include Jamie Shea during his time as NATO's press secretary throughout the Kosovo War, Charlie Whelan, and Alastair Campbell. [ 6 ] [ clarification needed ] Campbell, previously a journalist before becoming Tony Blair's Press Secretary, was the driving force behind a government that was able to produce the message it ...

  8. Why are people so bad at texting? The psychology behind bad ...

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    Why are some people so bad at texting back? Experts weigh in on why bad texters exist, and how not to take it too personally. (Photo: Getty Creative) (Tim Robberts via Getty Images)

  9. Expectancy violations theory - Wikipedia

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    Expectancy violations theory (EVT) is a theory of communication that analyzes how individuals respond to unanticipated violations of social norms and expectations. [1] The theory was proposed by Judee K. Burgoon in the late 1970s and continued through the 1980s and 1990s as "nonverbal expectancy violations theory", based on Burgoon's research studying proxemics.