When to Use Mitigated Speech?
Malcolm Gladwell in His Book Outliers Describes Mitigated Speech as Any Attempt to Downplay or Sugarcoat the Meaning of What Is Being Said. We Mitigate When...
Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers describes mitigated speech as any attempt to downplay or sugarcoat the meaning of what is being said. We mitigate when we're being polite, or when we're ashamed or embarrassed, when we are not experienced, unsure of ourselves, or when we're being deferential to authority.
What is mitigated speech and who uses it?
Mitigated speech is a linguistic term describing deferential or indirect speech inherent in communication between individuals of perceived High Power Distance which has been in use for at least two decades with many published references.
Why is mitigated speech key to understanding plane crashes?
A subordinate from a high PDI country wouldn't feel comfortable commanding his superior to do something, so he would mitigate his speech. Mitigated speech often sounds more respectful, which is important for maintaining and validating a hierarchical culture.
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