What do you call the thing that encompasses threats, offers, and requests?
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@ProofOfLogic Requests and commands are different beasts: The same way "What is your name?" differs from "I don't know your name"... -
@ProofOfLogic requests+commands differ from "I want you to do X". Maybe causes audience to evaluate desperations, power differentials - 3 more replies
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@ProofOfLogic My guess: threats and offers make up a natural kind, as speech acts evidencing intents to condition behavior on interlocutor'sThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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