A(n) _____ is the utterance of a verbal message and what it implies about how the listener should respond.

a. phrase act
b. entailment
c. fallacy
d. speech act

d. speech act
A speech act is the utterance of a verbal message and what it implies about how the listener should respond. In other words, when we speak,we do.

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