They’re coming for you’Harris’s strength as a debater and interlocutor is in her ability to create a memorable moment.
4 takeaways from the vice-presidential debate|Aaron Blake|October 8, 2020|Washington Post
At best, my interlocutors thought that Belarus was somewhere in Russia.
Belarus protests hit home|Viachaslau Bortnik|October 3, 2020|Washington Blade
Instead of actually acknowledging other people’s intentions, goals, sensibilities, and arguments in conversation, one might simply resort to a reductio ad machinam, accusing one’s interlocutor of being a computer.
Welcome to the Next Level of Bullshit - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Raphaël Millière|September 9, 2020|Nautilus
So Eugene already had a leg up—an interlocutor could explain away any failed communication.
The AI That Wasn’t: Why ‘Eugene Goostman’ Didn’t Pass the Turing Test|Elizabeth Lopatto|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or Andrew could be the novelist, the interlocutor the reader (and uncertain reviewer).
The Brain Man: What is E. L. Doctorow Up to?|Tom LeClair|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They might also be unwilling to work with the interlocutor picked by the government to lead the talks.