Triple
T57366
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy |
E1134
|
entity |
| Predicate | author |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Robert S. McNamara |
E99
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Robert S. McNamara | Statement: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Robert S. McNamara]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Robert S. McNamara Context triple: [Argument Without End: In Search of Answers to the Vietnam Tragedy, author, Robert S. McNamara]
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A.
Robert McNamara
chosen
Robert McNamara was a prominent American business executive and U.S. Secretary of Defense best known for his central role in shaping U.S. strategy during the Vietnam War and later leadership of the World Bank.
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B.
Paul Nitze
Paul Nitze was a prominent American diplomat and defense strategist who played a key role in shaping U.S. Cold War military and nuclear policy.
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C.
John Foster Dulles
John Foster Dulles was a prominent U.S. Secretary of State during the Eisenhower administration, known for shaping Cold War foreign policy and advocating a strong stance against communism.
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D.
Henry A. Kissinger
Henry A. Kissinger was a German-born American diplomat and political scientist who served as U.S. National Security Advisor and Secretary of State, playing a central role in shaping Cold War foreign policy and détente.
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E.
James V. Forrestal
James V. Forrestal was an American government official who served as the first U.S. Secretary of Defense and played a key role in organizing the post–World War II military establishment.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a248adc5b48190aa8db9fb092fb28a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:45 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a24b1bf2c081908f20e13939b713ff |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:55 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a2c271231c81909b92809bba7b52b2 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 10:24 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:50 a.m.