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pretending (Pretending)

Any SocialInteraction where a CognitiveAgent or Group of CognitiveAgents attempts to make another CognitiveAgent or Group of CognitiveAgents believe something that is false. This covers deceit, affectation, impersonation, and entertainment productions, to give just a few examples.

Ontology

SUMO / PROCESSES

Superclass(es)

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entity
is subclass of
  physical  
is subclass of
  process  
is subclass of
  intentional process  
is subclass of
  social interaction  
is subclass of
  pretending  

Coordinate term(s)

change of possession  communication  contest  cooperation  meeting 

Related WordNet synsets

pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
the act of pretending
pretense is kind of (all)...   pretense is kind of...   kinds of pretense...   kinds of pretense (all)...  
act, play, act as
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
act is kind of (all)...   act is kind of...   verb group...  
impersonate
represent another person with comic intentions
impersonate is kind of (all)...   impersonate is kind of...  
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Axioms (1)

If is an instance of pretending, then there exist , so that has purpose " believes " and is true. 
(=>
      (instance  pretending)
      (exists
            ( )
            (and
                  (has purpose
                        
                        (believes  ))
                  (true  true))))