In an informal or social sense , diplomacy is the employment of tact to gain strategic advantage or to find mutually acceptable solutions to a common challenge , one set of tools being the phrasing of statements in a non-confrontational , or polite manner .
Diplomacy is the use of tact to gain strategic advantage or to find mutually acceptable solutions to a common challenge . It may include the phrasing of statements in a non-confrontational , or polite manner .