* @param genFormatList the genFormat argument substitution sequence
   *
   * @throws UnknownHostException if cyc server host not found on the network
   * @throws IOException if a data communication error occurs
   * @throws CycApiException if the api request results in a cyc server error
   */
  @Deprecated
  public void assertGenFormat(CycFort relation,
          String genFormatString,
          CycList genFormatList)
          throws UnknownHostException, IOException, CycApiException {
    // (#$genFormat <relation> <genFormatString> <genFormatList>)
    CycList sentence = new CycList();
    sentence.add(getKnownConstantByGuid("beed06de-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270"));
    sentence.add(relation);
    sentence.add(genFormatString);

    if (genFormatList.size() == 0) {
      sentence.add(CycObjectFactory.nil);
    } else {
      sentence.add(genFormatList);
    }

    assertGaf(sentence,
            // #$EnglishParaphraseMt
            makeELMt(getKnownConstantByGuid("bda16220-9c29-11b1-9dad-c379636f7270")));
  }