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appearance as argument number 1

(documentation Scratching EnglishLanguage "Scratching is a rhythmic rubbing of the body with a sharp object or other part of the body, such as a claw or nail. During a scratch reflex, a nearby limb reaches toward and rubs against the site on the body surface that has been stimulated. Despite decades of research, key aspects of the scratch reflex are still unknown, such as the neural mechanisms by which the reflex is terminated.[from Wikipedia]")	Mid-level-ontology.kif 5711-5717
(subclass Scratching BodyMotion)	Mid-level-ontology.kif 5708-5708	Scratching is a subclass of body motion

appearance as argument number 2

(termFormat EnglishLanguage Scratching "scratching")

Mid-level-ontology.kif 5709-5709

consequent

(=>
    (and
        (instance ?I Itching)
        (located ?I ?P)
        (part ?P ?H)
        (experiencer ?I ?H))
    (desires ?H
        (exists (?S)
            (and
                (instance ?S Scratching)
                (during
                    (WhenFn ?S)
                    (WhenFn ?I))
                (located ?S ?P)))))

Mid-level-ontology.kif 5719-5730

If a process is an instance of pruritus and the process is located at an object and the object is a part of a cognitive agent and the cognitive agent experiences the process,
then the cognitive agent desires there exists an entity such that the entity is an instance of scratching and the time of existence of the entity takes place during the time of existence of the process and the entity is located at the object

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