arguesThat
P2397
predicate
Indicates that one entity presents reasons or justification in support of a specific claim, position, or proposition held about another entity or topic.
All labels observed (32)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| arguesThat canonical | 838 |
| claims | 510 |
| argument | 270 |
| concludesThat | 37 |
| justifies | 36 |
| philosophicalPositionDefended | 34 |
| arguedThat | 24 |
| developsArgumentFor | 8 |
| proposedThat | 8 |
| arguedFor | 6 |
| prosecutionArgument | 6 |
| philosophicalArgument | 5 |
| argumentByPlaintiffs | 3 |
| criticsArgue | 3 |
| makesArgument | 3 |
| plaintiffArgument | 3 |
| argumentByAxelHonneth | 2 |
| argumentByNancyFraser | 2 |
| argumentInCase | 2 |
| argumentSupportedBy | 2 |
| famouslyArgues | 2 |
| supportArgument | 2 |
| AnthonyArgument | 1 |
| CleonArgues | 1 |
| TecumsehArgument | 1 |
| arguesWithin | 1 |
| argumentInJohn7 | 1 |
| basisOfArgument | 1 |
| impliesArgumentThat | 1 |
| justificationClaimedBy | 1 |
| supportersArgument | 1 |
| supportingArgument | 1 |
Sample triples (1,816)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media | mainstream media serve elite interests ⓘ |
| Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media | news content is filtered through structural factors ⓘ |
| Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media | mass media manufacture consent for government and corporate policies ⓘ |
| The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals | some expressions are inherited rather than learned via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ |
| Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life | protecting about half of the planet is necessary to preserve most species ⓘ |
| Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life | current conservation efforts are insufficient to halt biodiversity loss ⓘ |
| Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life | large, connected reserves are more effective for conservation than small, isolated ones ⓘ |
| Lynn Margulis | mitochondria originated from free-living bacteria via endosymbiosis via predicate surface "proposedThat" ⓘ |
| Lynn Margulis | chloroplasts originated from free-living photosynthetic bacteria via endosymbiosis via predicate surface "proposedThat" ⓘ |
| Vitamin C and the Common Cold | vitamin C can help prevent the common cold via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ |
| Vitamin C and the Common Cold | vitamin C can help treat the common cold via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ |
| Principles of Mathematics | mathematics is reducible to logic via predicate surface "philosophicalPositionDefended" ⓘ |
| Principles of Mathematics | logicism via predicate surface "philosophicalPositionDefended" ⓘ |
| Lost Cause ideology | secession of Southern states via predicate surface "justifies" ⓘ |
| Iraq War | United States government via predicate surface "justificationClaimedBy" ⓘ |
| Guns, Germs, and Steel | availability of domesticable plants and animals shaped early food production ⓘ |
| Guns, Germs, and Steel | food surpluses enabled population growth and social complexity ⓘ |
| Guns, Germs, and Steel | Eurasia’s east–west axis facilitated diffusion of crops, animals, and technologies ⓘ |
| Guns, Germs, and Steel | proximity to domesticated animals led to deadly germs that devastated other populations ⓘ |
| Guns, Germs, and Steel | guns, steel, and germs gave Eurasians military and biological advantages ⓘ |
| 9/11 Commission Report |
September 11 attacks
via predicate surface "concludesThat"
ⓘ
surface form:
September 11 attacks were a result of a failure of imagination, policy, capabilities, and management
|
| 9/11 Commission Report |
al-Qaeda
via predicate surface "concludesThat"
ⓘ
surface form:
al-Qaeda was responsible for planning and executing the September 11 attacks
|
| 9/11 Commission Report | there was no credible evidence that Iraq cooperated with al-Qaeda in attacks on the United States via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ |
| 9/11 Commission Report | intelligence community failed to adapt to the terrorist threat before 9/11 via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ |
| On Protracted War | a weaker force can defeat a stronger enemy through a long-term people's war ⓘ |
| On Protracted War | political mobilization of the masses is essential for victory ⓘ |
| On Protracted War | time and space can offset enemy material superiority ⓘ |
| On Protracted War | regular forces and guerrilla forces must be combined ⓘ |
| District of Columbia statehood movement | D.C. residents deserve equal representation with residents of U.S. states ⓘ |
| District of Columbia statehood movement | D.C. residents pay federal taxes comparable to residents of states ⓘ |
| District of Columbia statehood movement | D.C. residents serve in the U.S. armed forces without full representation ⓘ |
| Wonders of the Invisible World |
Salem witch trials
via predicate surface "claims"
ⓘ
surface form:
Satan was actively attacking New England
|
| Wonders of the Invisible World | witchcraft posed a serious threat to the Puritan community via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ |
| An Essay Concerning Human Understanding | the mind is a tabula rasa at birth via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ |
| An Essay on the Principle of Population | population growth is limited by checks such as famine, disease, and war via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |
| The Economic Consequences of the Peace | reparations imposed on Germany were excessive ⓘ |
| The Economic Consequences of the Peace | economic reconstruction of Europe required more moderate terms ⓘ |
| The Economic Consequences of the Peace | punitive peace settlements undermine long-term stability ⓘ |
| Altaic languages (proposed) | similarities due to areal contact and borrowing via predicate surface "criticsArgue" ⓘ |
| Altaic languages (proposed) | typological features not sufficient evidence for genetic relationship via predicate surface "criticsArgue" ⓘ |
| Altaic languages (proposed) | reconstructions rely on flawed methodology via predicate surface "criticsArgue" ⓘ |
| Utilitarianism | each person's happiness counts equally via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ |
| On Liberty | society may restrict individual liberty only to prevent harm to others via predicate surface "philosophicalArgument" ⓘ |
| The Subjection of Women | advocates legal equality between women and men via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |
| The Subjection of Women | advocates social equality between women and men via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |
| The Subjection of Women | criticizes patriarchal marriage laws via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |
| The Subjection of Women | challenges Victorian gender norms via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |
| The Subjection of Women | claims subordination of women is socially constructed via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |
| The Subjection of Women | argues that denying women rights harms social progress via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |
| The Subjection of Women | argues that women should have access to education via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ |