Category | Explanation | |
Bonding | bonding with the questioner or the readership | |
Empathizing | display of understanding of a questioner’s situation, reassurance | |
Praising | the questioner’s attitudes and actions are highlighted as good | |
Hedging | a word or phrase used to downplay the weight of an imposition | |
Boosting | a word or phrase used to give a point more weight | |
Criticizing | criticizing of the questioner’s attitudes and actions | |
humor-bonding | humor which aims at bonding with the questioner or the readership |