Conversational maxims 

Suggested as the basis for any successful conduct of conversation:

• quantity: that participants should be as informative as necessary, but no more so;
• quality: that participants should not lie nor affirm things they do not know;
• relation: that participants should stick to the point and introduce relevant content;
• manner: that participants should be clear, brief, and orderly with their contributions.

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