What strategy often associated with gossips


Question: Using sentences with presuppositions that have not been satisfied is a strategy often associated with gossips. For example, a gossip might say, "Are you surprised that Jack and Jill are getting married?" In this sentence, the words surprised that are a presupposition trigger, so the sentence presupposes that Jack and Jill are getting married without actually coming right out and saying it. Why might a gossip adopt this strategy? Do you believe that it is an effective strategy? Can you think of times that you have heard this strategy used? Describe them

 

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