Evaluate the collective function of references cited together in a given text segment.
Classify their combined role into one of the following categories: 'method', 'background', or 'result'.

Text:In this paper, W , is an intermediate logic,resembling first order logic, that uses the meta-data gleaned from WordNet, and is used as an intermediary stepping logic that can be converted into another logic, such as a first order logic.
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