{
  "schema": "vedokrok.public-item.v1",
  "release_id": "MHC-RPUB-20260920-75ad787a",
  "url": "/knowledge/change-the-request-when-the-situation-changes",
  "id": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1079",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "title": "Change the request when the situation changes",
  "summary": "Politeness is not a longer sentence with please attached.",
  "kind": "protocol",
  "body": "Practise the same request under different relationships, urgency and effort for the listener. Keep the desired action clear while adjusting the wording and explanation. Request strategies differ across communities; learn local usage instead of assuming one universal ladder of formality.",
  "limits": [
    "Urgent safety instructions should not become indirect riddles. More mitigation is not always more respectful."
  ],
  "topics": [
    "language-transfer-50"
  ],
  "intents": [],
  "source_ids": [
    "RS-2A47ABC92FA7194C"
  ],
  "evidence": [
    {
      "claim": "The CARLA resource distinguishes request strategies and modifications rather than treating all requests as a single fixed sentence.",
      "source_id": "RS-2A47ABC92FA7194C",
      "role": "supports",
      "note": "Context-sensitive choices are not a universal politeness ranking.",
      "locator": "Strategy descriptions and modifications."
    }
  ],
  "use_when": [
    "One polite phrase has become your answer to every social situation."
  ],
  "avoid_when": [
    "Urgent safety instructions should not become indirect riddles. More mitigation is not always more respectful."
  ],
  "example": "Send the file, please becomes Could you send the final version today? For an extra review, you add why it matters and acknowledge that the person may not have capacity.",
  "check": "Can the listener identify the action, timing and room to decline where appropriate?",
  "steps": [
    "Write a routine request to a familiar colleague.",
    "Rewrite it for a substantial favour from someone you barely know.",
    "Compare both with authentic examples or a knowledgeable speaker’s feedback."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "RS-2A47ABC92FA7194C",
      "title": "Requests: Strategy descriptions and teaching tips",
      "url": "https://archive.carla.umn.edu/speechacts/requests/strategies.html"
    }
  ],
  "relations": [
    {
      "from": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1079",
      "to": "MHC-D-RESEARCH-1078",
      "type": "useful_with",
      "url": "/knowledge/give-each-speaker-information-the-other-needs"
    }
  ],
  "collections": [
    {
      "id": "RC-E90A0EE1DFD29BBF",
      "title": "Language that survives a new situation",
      "url": "/collections/language-that-survives-a-new-situation"
    }
  ]
}