Before revision: A perlocutionary act (or perlocutionary effect) is a speech act, as viewed at the level of its consequences, such as persuading, convincing, scaring, enlightening, inspiring, or otherwise affecting the listener.This is contrasted with locutionary and illocutionary acts (which are levels of description, rather than classifications of speech acts).
After revision: A perlocutionary act (or perlocutionary effect) is