According to the cooperative principle, the ______ maxim controls our topics of talk and suggests that diverting focus or shifting "off topic" violates expectations of interaction.

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The cooperative principle's relevance maxim dictates that contributions to a conversation should be pertinent to the topic at hand. Diverting focus or shifting "off topic" would violate this maxim, as it expects all contributions to be directly relevant to the current discussion.

According to the Cooperative Principle, the ______ Maxim Controls Our