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Giving Details

Definition​

Used when: the source argument provides details about a situation described in the target argument.

i.e. This is giving details about That

Examples​

(1) A: I like that shirt.
(2) A: The red one.
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(2) -- GivingDetails --> (1)

Speaker A clarifies details about the shirt described in (1) by giving details about its color in (2).

<in a collaborative board game: Forbidden Island>

(181) Pilot: I can use this right? Should I use this right now?
(182) Messenger: tt
(183) Messenger: to shore up Temple?
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(183) -- GivingDetails --> (181)

(181) describes a situation in a question about a strategy (whether the Pilot should use a particular card). (183) asks a clarifying question by asking about a detail of that strategy (the purpose or outcome of the move).