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 Selling of Joseph all men have equal right to liberty ⓘ
Valladolid debate Aristotelian philosophy via predicate surface "argumentSupportedBy" ⓘ
Valladolid debate Christian theology via predicate surface "argumentSupportedBy" ⓘ
The City of God history is directed by divine providence via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The City of God true happiness is found only in the heavenly city via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The City of God earthly political orders are transient via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers believers must actively put sin to death ⓘ
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers mortification of sin is possible only through the Holy Spirit ⓘ
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers remaining sin dwells in believers ⓘ
Of the Mortification of Sin in Believers neglect of mortification leads to spiritual decline ⓘ
five ways to prove the existence of God Necessary Existent via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
surface form: God is the unmoved mover
five ways to prove the existence of God God is the first efficient cause via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
five ways to prove the existence of God God is a necessary being via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
five ways to prove the existence of God God is the maximum in being and perfection via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
five ways to prove the existence of God God is the intelligent director of natural things via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
Council of the Haida Nation Aboriginal title to Haida Gwaii via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Council of the Haida Nation Aboriginal rights in Haida traditional territory via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Political Liberalism a conception of justice for a constitutional democracy should be political not metaphysical ⓘ
Political Liberalism legitimacy in a pluralist society requires principles that can be endorsed by reasonable citizens with diverse comprehensive doctrines ⓘ
The World as Will and Representation reality in itself is will via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
The World as Will and Representation the world we experience is representation via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity technological progress does not automatically lead to broad-based prosperity ⓘ
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity institutions and power structures shape who benefits from new technologies ⓘ
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity societies can redirect technology toward more inclusive outcomes ⓘ
law of three stages societies progress from theological to metaphysical to positive stages via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
1993: Political Liberalism
surface form: Political Liberalism
a stable and just society must be acceptable to citizens holding diverse comprehensive doctrines ⓘ
1993: Political Liberalism
surface form: Political Liberalism
political principles of justice should be freestanding from comprehensive moral or religious doctrines ⓘ
1993: Political Liberalism
surface form: Political Liberalism
legitimacy requires that the exercise of political power be justifiable to all citizens as free and equal ⓘ
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry logic is grounded in experience ⓘ
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry reasoning is an experimental process ⓘ
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry inquiry is problem-driven ⓘ
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry logical forms arise from patterns of inquiry ⓘ
Between Facts and Norms the legitimacy of law depends on discursive processes of opinion- and will-formation ⓘ
Between Facts and Norms democratic procedures can ground the validity of legal norms ⓘ
Between Facts and Norms law mediates between social facts and normative validity claims ⓘ
Orientalism Orient ⓘ
surface form: the Orient is a Western construct
Orientalism representations of the Orient serve political and imperial interests ⓘ
Orientalism knowledge and power are intertwined in colonial contexts ⓘ
A Theory of Human Motivation human needs are organized in a hierarchy ⓘ
A Theory of Human Motivation lower-level needs must be relatively satisfied before higher-level needs become salient ⓘ
A Theory of Human Motivation self-actualization is a higher-order need ⓘ
Gestalt psychology perception is organized according to innate laws via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Gestalt psychology mental processes cannot be fully understood by analyzing parts in isolation via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Philo human experience is limited and fallible ⓘ
Philo metaphysical claims about God exceed empirical evidence ⓘ
Philo the problem of evil challenges traditional theism ⓘ
Demea human reason is inadequate to comprehend the divine nature ⓘ
Demea God is incomprehensible to human understanding ⓘ
Demea the divine nature is infinitely beyond human concepts ⓘ
Demea human misery and weakness show our dependence on God ⓘ