The Snowball Effect
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The Snowball Effect is a science fiction short story, best known from its inclusion in the anthology *Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1*, that explores how a small, controlled experiment can spiral into massive, unintended consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Snowball Effect canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19428540 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Snowball Effect Context triple: [Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1, story, The Snowball Effect]
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A.
Snowballed
"Snowballed" is a hard rock song by AC/DC from their 1981 album *For Those About to Rock We Salute You*.
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B.
The Ripple Effect
The Ripple Effect is a comedic novel by British stand-up comedian and writer Dominic Holland, showcasing his observational humor and witty storytelling.
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C.
The Effect
The Effect is a poem featured in Siegfried Sassoon's World War I poetry collection "Counter-Attack and Other Poems," reflecting his stark, critical portrayal of the war’s psychological and physical toll.
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D.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is a political drama play by J.T. Rogers that follows an American academic and his family caught in the escalating violence of pre-genocide Rwanda in 1994.
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E.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Snowball Effect Target entity description: The Snowball Effect is a science fiction short story, best known from its inclusion in the anthology *Star Science Fiction Stories No. 1*, that explores how a small, controlled experiment can spiral into massive, unintended consequences.
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A.
Snowballed
"Snowballed" is a hard rock song by AC/DC from their 1981 album *For Those About to Rock We Salute You*.
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B.
The Ripple Effect
The Ripple Effect is a comedic novel by British stand-up comedian and writer Dominic Holland, showcasing his observational humor and witty storytelling.
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C.
The Effect
The Effect is a poem featured in Siegfried Sassoon's World War I poetry collection "Counter-Attack and Other Poems," reflecting his stark, critical portrayal of the war’s psychological and physical toll.
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D.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is a political drama play by J.T. Rogers that follows an American academic and his family caught in the escalating violence of pre-genocide Rwanda in 1994.
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E.
The Overwhelming
The Overwhelming is an English rendering of the Arabic term "Al-Ghashiyah," referring to the all-encompassing event of the Day of Judgment described in the Qur'anic chapter Surah Al-Ghashiyah.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.