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

Table 7

Distribution of output strategies used by the participants (N = 306).

Strategies	Frequency	Percentage
1. Frighten, instill a belief…	48	15.68
2. Scorn, ridicule by…	39	12.74
3. Contemptuous,…	34	11.11
4. Belittle others…	41	13.39
5. Invade others’ space…	44	14.37
6. Explicitly associate…	49	16.01
7. Put others’ indebtedness…	51	16.66