Triple
T8017437
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Against Writs of Assistance argument (1761) |
E186653
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasAuthor |
P4244
|
FINISHED |
| Object | James Otis Jr. |
E35528
|
NE FINISHED |
Named-entity recognition
Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.
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: James Otis Jr. | Statement: [Against Writs of Assistance argument (1761), hasAuthor, James Otis Jr.]
Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)
The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Otis Jr. Context triple: [Against Writs of Assistance argument (1761), hasAuthor, James Otis Jr.]
-
A.
James Otis Jr.
chosen
James Otis Jr. was an influential colonial lawyer and early American revolutionary thinker whose arguments against British taxation helped lay the intellectual groundwork for the American Revolution.
-
B.
James Otis Sr.
James Otis Sr. was a prominent colonial Massachusetts lawyer, politician, and judge who played a significant role in pre-Revolutionary New England public life.
-
C.
Thomas Hutchinson
Thomas Hutchinson was a Loyalist colonial governor and historian of Massachusetts whose staunch support for British authority made him a central and controversial figure in the events leading up to the American Revolution.
-
D.
Robert Treat Paine
Robert Treat Paine was an American Founding Father and lawyer best known as a signer of the Declaration of Independence from Massachusetts.
-
E.
James Duane
James Duane was an American lawyer, statesman, and jurist who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later became the first post-Revolutionary mayor of New York City.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
| Stage | Batch ID | Job type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| creating | batch_69ca82ac7fc081909b1398cf025423af |
elicitation | completed |
| NER | batch_69cb3df4f1b8819089a8b67f136bce9a |
ner | completed |
| NED1 | batch_69cc56c213ec8190b3bd96c42d1357e4 |
ned_source_triple | completed |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 5:20 p.m.