Reject

Definition

Used when: the source argument indicates disagreement (full or partial) with some previous proposal, plan, opinion, or statement in the target argument. If a yes/no question is confirmational and can be interpreted as a tentative statement, plan, opinion, or proposal, then a “no” response should be labeled with the Reject dialogue act.

Examples

<counting>

(1) A: Two fifty.
(2) B: No three hundred, three hundred.
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(2) --> Reject --> (1)

B disagrees with A's statement about the total count.

<in a collaborative board game: Forbidden Island>

(18) Pilot: I don't think you have to do that, cause you didn't get Water rises.
(19) Messenger: No you still have to
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(19) -- Reject --> (18)

In (19), the Messenger is rejecting the Pilot's statement in (18) about the rules of the game.

<in a collaborative board game: Forbidden Island>

(368) Messenger: Ok so, should I get rid of [the chalice] or should I get rid of-
(369) Engineer: yeah so
(370) Messenger: This
(371) Engineer: Um don't get rid of the Chalice
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(371) -- Reject --> (368)

In (368), the messenger is asking a question which proposes to get rid of the chalice, but the Engineer rejects this proposal in (371).