Humor-Framed Correction
A corrective AI response that frames a needed change to the user's input or assumption in a light, humorous register; a pattern in which the user's reported acceptance of the correction is observed to be higher than for an equivalent plain correction. Distinguished from a plain correction by its humorous framing.
Operational Definition
EVENT. One occurrence would be coded when an AI turn both (a) signals that the user's prior input was wrong, suboptimal, or incomplete and (b) carries a humorous device (pun, playful exaggeration, ironic aside), and the immediately following user turn adopts the suggested change. Coders tag the correction turn and the user-uptake turn.
Measurement Schema
Proposed measurement protocol (not yet empirically validated): Rater coding of correction turns into 'humor-framed' vs 'plain', paired with a binary uptake judgment on the next user turn; agreement would be assessed via Cohen's kappa. Primary metric: correction-acceptance rate (accepted humor-framed corrections / all humor-framed corrections).