If 'I forgive you' can function as a behabitive in some contexts and a commissive in others, the account lacks the criterial unity needed to distinguish forgiveness from mere civility or condoning.

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Speech Act Theory(the main theory being discussed): A philosophical framework that studies how language doesn't just describe things—it actually *does* things, like when saying 'I promise' creates an obligation or 'I declare you married' performs an action.
behabitive(speech act theory): A type of utterance (something you say) that expresses your feelings or attitude toward someone, like when you say 'I apologize' or 'I congratulate you'—the words themselves show what you're feeling.
commissive(Referenced from section 3.3): A speech act by which the speaker commits to a future course of action, such that thanking could be made sincere by forming the intention to develop grateful attitudes.
condoning(ethics): Accepting or overlooking someone's wrongdoing without necessarily forgiving them or saying you're okay with what they did.

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