An ostensible offer, in the Persian ritual politeness known as ta’arof, is an offer that displays generosity without being meant as an immediately executable transfer. Its expected refusal can enhance the face of both parties, so repeated refusal cannot automatically be read as acceptance or rejection.
- Entry typeKey concept
- Category of its source unitIntervention Methods & Practices
- DomainAcross Cultures
What these mean
Editorial orientation · Entry type
Key concept
Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.
Editorial orientation · Category
Intervention Methods & Practices
Organizes actions intended to facilitate, plan, train, negotiate, coordinate or change a situation. It connects a practical purpose with a way of working, whose conditions and consequences must be examined.