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+first order goals
+
+Greet - Generates a greeting
+Transmit Info - Transmits a piece of information
+Query Info - Queries a piece of information
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+second order goals
+
+Answer - Tries to answer a question
+Entertainment - Tries to keep a conversation going by stating openers (ie opening questions)
+Tell a story - Tries to tell a story
+Clarify - Tries to clarify a piece of information
+Interrogate - Tries to gather information about a topic from the participant
+Challenge - Tries to challenge the participant on a piece of information