The Costs and Benefits of Vague Indirect Speech

In ‘Do Innuendos Help Preserve Relationships?’ - Steven Pinker’s latest venture into the mechanisms of the human tongue and its power, he observes the necessity for fluid conversation and the influence it holds, to shape a relentless and stubborn world that is focused on dominance and control.

For those interested in learning about the purpose behind language tactics, Pinker asks the hard questions in an attempt to reach a consensus on how we use communication in creative ways to influence situations.