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Intentional_deception [agentive]
A Deceiver performs some action so that the Victim ends up with an incorrect understanding about some Topic. The Means may be via communication, perceptual obscuration, or merely performing an action that the Victim will draw incorrect conclusions from.
The government deceived the public last year about the existence of evidence in several corruption trials.
I can't believe they fooled me with that old trick.
The government deceived the public last year about the existence of evidence in several corruption trials.
I can't believe they fooled me with that old trick.
Properties
- ID
- #2570
- Entry
- frm_intentional_deception
- Namespace
- Eventive.Agentive
- FrameNet version
- Intentional_deception (fn_1.7_2023)
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- English name
- Intentional_deception
Core Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deceiver |
The person who acts so as to give the Victim an incorrect idea about a Topic.
Politicians do nothing but deceive us about money. |
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sentient
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| Topic |
The entity to which the misleading idea relates, what it is about.
You deceived me about the location of the diamonds. |
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| Victim |
The person who receives an incorrect idea because of the Deceiver's actions.
Practicing deception upon them , Sometimes it may be the case that the press itself stands as a monolith practicing deception upon the people . |
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sentient
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Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Means |
The action performed by the Deceiver to fool the Victim.
Chris misled me with her powers of persuasion|mea. |
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| Place |
The location at which the deception occurs.
It's hard to fool someone in their own home|pla. |
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| Time |
The time at which the deception occurs.
Some, looking for decent employment, said they were deceived soon after getting off the train|tim. |
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Frame-Frame Relations (3)
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Lexical Units (7)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| deceive.v | — | FN: to cause to come to an incorrect judgment or conclusion. |
| deception.n | — | FN: an act of deceiving someone. |
| fool.v | — | FN: to deceive, often so that the victim seems ridiculous |
| get.v | — | FN: To succeed in deceiving. Normally used humorously. Normally occurs in past-tense and involves speech participants, e.g. "You got me" or "I totally got you". |
| mislead.v | — | FN: to deceive, to lead to an incorrect conclusion or judgment. |
| put over on.a | — | FN: to deceive someone into believing something untrue; to trick someone into believing |
| trick.v | — | FN: to deceive. |
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