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    If 'I forgive you' does not always function in the same p... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Defenders of performative accounts need not hold that acts of forgiveness qua performative must always function in the same way.

    If 'I forgive you' does not always function in the same performatory way, there is no stable conventional procedure grounding its illocutionary force, undermining its status as a genuine performative.

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    Illocutionary Force(what a speaker actually accomplishes with their words)
    The real-world effect or intention behind what you say—for example, when you say 'Can you close the door?' the illocutionary force is a *request*, not just a question about ability.
    Stable(whether the core idea stands on its own)
    Something that doesn't change, fall apart, or depend on other things to make sense.
    conventional procedure(speech act theory)
    An agreed-upon, established way that people in a society do something—like how we all understand that raising your hand in class signals you want to speak.
    performative(as used in philosophy of language)
    Describing language or statements that *do* something (like making a promise or giving a command) rather than simply reporting facts.
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    (speech act theory)
    Referring to how a performative statement works—the specific manner in which saying something actually accomplishes an action.

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