Relaxation Edit
A revision act applied to a text or message with the explicit aim of lowering its perceived pressure, harshness, or demand level while preserving its informational content.
Operational Definition
One occurrence would be coded when a turn produces a revised version of prior text whose evident purpose is tone-softening (reduction of imperative, severity, or demand markers) without changing the underlying request. The revision turn is the unit.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Pre/post rater rating of revised texts on a 1-7 harshness-and-demand scale (paired comparison) with two raters and ICC for agreement; result could be reported as the mean harshness reduction per edit.