Exploring (Im)Politeness Strategies in Indirect Reports in Persian across Genders

Table 10

Distribution of output strategies used by women (N = 254).

Strategies	Frequency	Percentage
1. Frighten, instill a belief…	42	16.53
2. Scorn, ridicule by…	38	14.96
3. Contemptuous,…	35	13.77
4. Belittle others…	29	11.41
5. Invade others’ space…	27	10.62
6. Explicitly associate…	39	15.35
7. Put others’ indebtedness…	44	17.32