Explain the differences between face-attacking strategies and face-enhancing strategies, then discuss the different methods of face-attacking. Include examples in your response

What will be an ideal response?

Face-attacking strategies are those that attack a person's positive face (for example, comments that criticize the person's contribution to a relationship or any of the person's abilities) or a person's negative face (for example, making demands on a person's time or resources or comments that attack the person's autonomy). Face-enhancing strategies are those that support and confirm a person's positive (praise, a pat on the back, a sincere smile) or negative face (giving the person space and asking rather than demanding), for example.

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