Cooperative Principles

Being truthful in a conversation.

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Manner

Making our contribution relevant to the interaction.

• Maxim of Manner

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Quantity

Avoiding ambiguity in a conversation.

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Manner

• Maxim of Quantity

Make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange.

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Manner

What maxim is violated in the following conversation?

A: How do I get from here to the library?

B: Keep walking.

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Manner

Answer explanation

A: How do I get from here to the library?

B. Keep walking straight until you reach the intersection, and then turn right.

What maxim is violated in the following conversation?

A: How are you doing in school?

B. What fine weather we're having lately!

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Manner

Answer explanation

A: How are you doing in school?

B. Not too well actually. I'm failing two of my classes.

What maxim is violated in the following conversation?

A: What did you think of that movie?

B: I liked the creative storyline. The ending was really a surprise!

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Manner

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Relation

Answer explanation

A: What did you think of that movie?

B: It was interesting.

What maxim is violated in the following conversation?

A: Have you reviewed for the upcoming exams?

B. Yes we have. (but actually haven't reviewed yet)

• Maxim of Quality

• Maxim of Quantity

• Maxim of Relation

• Maxim of Manner