The Political Animal
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The Political Animal is a non-fiction book by British broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Paxman that explores the nature, motivations, and behavior of politicians in modern democratic life.
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| The Political Animal canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Political Animal Context triple: [Jeremy Paxman, hasWritten, The Political Animal]
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A.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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B.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
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C.
The Politics of Paradise
The Politics of Paradise is a political and literary work by British politician and writer Michael Foot that explores utopian thought, radical traditions, and the moral foundations of democratic socialism.
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D.
De oratore
De oratore is a philosophical dialogue by the Roman statesman Cicero that explores the theory and practice of rhetoric and ideal oratory.
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E.
Cato’s Conspiracy
Cato’s Conspiracy, better known as the Stono Rebellion, was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant revolts of enslaved Africans in British North America.
- 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 Political Animal Target entity description: The Political Animal is a non-fiction book by British broadcaster and journalist Jeremy Paxman that explores the nature, motivations, and behavior of politicians in modern democratic life.
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A.
The Lessons of Power
The Lessons of Power is a political memoir by former French president François Hollande reflecting on his years in office and the exercise of presidential authority.
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B.
The Ends of Power
The Ends of Power is a memoir by former White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman that offers an insider’s account of the Nixon administration and the Watergate scandal.
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C.
The Politics of Paradise
The Politics of Paradise is a political and literary work by British politician and writer Michael Foot that explores utopian thought, radical traditions, and the moral foundations of democratic socialism.
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D.
De oratore
De oratore is a philosophical dialogue by the Roman statesman Cicero that explores the theory and practice of rhetoric and ideal oratory.
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E.
Cato’s Conspiracy
Cato’s Conspiracy, better known as the Stono Rebellion, was a major 1739 slave uprising in colonial South Carolina that became one of the largest and most significant revolts of enslaved Africans in British North America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Jeremy Paxman ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
behavior of politicians
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motivations of politicians ⓘ nature of politicians ⓘ |
| explores |
career incentives in politics
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gap between public rhetoric and private behavior of politicians ⓘ image management by politicians ⓘ personalities of politicians ⓘ relationship between politicians and the public ⓘ |
| focusesOn | modern democratic life ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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political non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Jeremy Paxman ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
broadcaster
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journalist ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | British politics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in politics
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students of politics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
democratic politics
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political behavior ⓘ politicians ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nonFictionSubject |
political culture
ⓘ
politics ⓘ public life ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
historical examples
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interviews with politicians ⓘ journalistic observation ⓘ |
| workContext | contemporary British political system ⓘ |
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