Research Article
Exploring (Im)Politeness Strategies in Indirect Reports in Persian across Genders
Table 11
Distribution of output strategies used by men (N = 327).
| Strategies | Frequency | Percentage |
| 1. Frighten, instill a belief… | 52 | 15.90 | 2. Scorn, ridicule by… | 48 | 14.67 | 3. Contemptuous,… | 44 | 13.45 | 4. Belittle others… | 39 | 11.92 | 5. Invade others’ space… | 47 | 14.37 | 6. Explicitly associate… | 49 | 14.98 | 7. Put others’ indebtedness… | 48 | 14.67 |
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