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Types and Realizations Sociological
Factors Explanation
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in doing the strategy is distance.
25. Amanda : No, we’re doing great. We’re
just going to keep going. I think everyone likes this,
right? We’re good?
Oprah : Okay.
4 √
In the occasion, Oprah just says Okay to answer Amanda’s question. What Oprah has done is categorized as off record
specifically understate since understate gives less than positive response to the hearer. The social factor influencing
Oprah in the conversation is distance.
26. Amanda : So, I watched your interview
with the Forbes conference on philanthropy. And you said
something really interesting. Which is that early on some
of your biggest mistakes in giving were because you
made emotional decisions.
Oprah : Yeah.
4 √
Like the previous datum, Oprah simply says Yeah to give Amanda’s explanation about Forbes conference on
philanthropy. Her statement is indicated as off record concerned with understate. Besides, there is a relation
between Oprah and Amanda as a social distance factor. It can be seen in the show that the closeness between both of
them start to close one another to enjoy the conversation.
27. Amanda : So, how do you strike a
balance between emotion and logic? How do you make sure
that you’re making logical decisions when you’re giving?
Oprah : These are so well thought out.
11 √
Oprah answers Amanda’s question on how Oprah believes that making decision when she is giving. Oprah has an
optimistic expression that those thought in making decision are well. What Oprah has done is indicated that she uses
positive politeness focused on be optimistic realization. The factor that involves Oprah in doing the strategy is distance.
28. Amanda : Thank you.
Oprah : Okay, let me think about that for a moment. Very
good. 1
√ In the occasion, Oprah employs negative politeness
categorized as be conventionally indirect. The expression is indirect because Oprah asks for the time to Amanda to
continue their conversation about logical decision. It is proved in the expression let me think about that for a
moment.
Besides, the factor influencing Oprah on
performing the strategy is distance since there is the relation
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