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.

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All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
arguesThat canonical 838
claims 510
argument 270

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: arguesThat
Generated description
Indicates that one entity presents reasons or justification in support of a specific claim, position, or proposition held about another entity or topic.

Sample triples (1,816)

Subject Object
The Savage Mind so-called primitive thought is as complex as modern scientific thought ⓘ
The Physics of Immortality physical laws allow eventual resurrection of the dead via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
The Physics of Immortality universe will evolve toward an Omega Point via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
The Physics of Christianity modern physics supports the possibility of miracles via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
The Physics of Christianity The Physics of Christianity via predicate surface "claims" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Christianity is consistent with the ultimate laws of physics
The Right to the Use of the Earth the earth is the common heritage of all people ⓘ
The Right to the Use of the Earth no individual has an original moral claim to land ⓘ
The Right to the Use of the Earth private property in land requires moral justification ⓘ
The Right to the Use of the Earth equal rights to the use of the earth are a fundamental natural right ⓘ
The Right to the Use of the Earth exclusive private ownership of land can violate equal rights ⓘ
The New Toryism modern conservatism has adopted policies formerly associated with old Toryism ⓘ
The New Toryism state intervention undermines individual liberty ⓘ
The New Toryism legislation increasingly favors special interests ⓘ
The Coming Slavery increased social legislation leads to loss of freedom ⓘ
The Coming Slavery state control over economic life undermines personal autonomy ⓘ
The Coming Slavery well-intentioned reforms can produce coercive systems ⓘ
existentialism meaning must be created by the individual via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
existentialism humans are radically free via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
existentialism individuals are responsible for their choices via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
existentialism values are not given a priori via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Thrasymachus rulers in each city make laws to their own advantage ⓘ
Thrasymachus justice is obedience to the laws made by the ruling power ⓘ
Thrasymachus injustice when on a large scale is stronger and more profitable than justice ⓘ
Enlightenment Now human life has been steadily improving over time via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
Enlightenment Now Enlightenment values are responsible for much of modern progress via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
Enlightenment Now reason and science are central to solving human problems via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
Enlightenment Now humanism should guide moral progress via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
Reformed epistemology belief in God can be grounded in a sensus divinitatis via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Reformed epistemology belief in God can be properly basic in the absence of defeaters via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Reformed epistemology theistic belief can be warranted if formed by properly functioning cognitive faculties via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Imperialism and World Economy finance capital drives imperialist expansion ⓘ
Imperialism and World Economy world economy is increasingly organized by monopolies ⓘ
Imperialism and World Economy inter-imperialist rivalry leads to war ⓘ
The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex jealousy mechanisms differ between men and women due to different reproductive challenges via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex male jealousy is especially sensitive to sexual infidelity via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
The Dangerous Passion: Why Jealousy Is as Necessary as Love and Sex female jealousy is especially sensitive to emotional infidelity via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation error does not come from God via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation error arises from the misuse of free will via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation the will is more extensive than the intellect via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation error occurs when the will assents beyond what the intellect clearly and distinctly perceives via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation humans are intermediate between God and nothingness via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation human imperfection explains the possibility of error via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation clear and distinct perceptions are guaranteed by God to be true via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fourth Meditation suspending judgment prevents error via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Callicles laws and conventions are made by the weak to restrain the strong ⓘ
Callicles natural justice allows the superior to rule and take more ⓘ
Callicles the life of the undisciplined pleasure-seeker is preferable to the philosophic life ⓘ
Fifth Meditation existence is contained in the clear and distinct idea of a supremely perfect being via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Fifth Meditation God is the guarantor of the truth of clear and distinct perceptions via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Sixth Meditation corporeal things are at least possible via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ