Verbal Reasoning
E48748
Verbal Reasoning is a standardized test section that evaluates a person's ability to read, understand, and logically analyze written material, often in the context of graduate admissions exams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verbal Reasoning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T384250 — 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: Verbal Reasoning Context triple: [GMAT, hasSection, Verbal Reasoning]
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A.
Verbal Behavior
Verbal Behavior is B. F. Skinner’s influential book that applies the principles of behaviorism to the analysis and explanation of human language.
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B.
Logic and Knowledge
Logic and Knowledge is a collection of philosophical and logical essays by Bertrand Russell that includes influential papers on language, logic, and epistemology.
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C.
Science of Logic
Science of Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G.W.F. Hegel that systematically develops his dialectical method and metaphysical account of concepts, being, and reality.
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D.
Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
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E.
Think
Think is IBM’s iconic corporate slogan encapsulating its emphasis on innovation, problem-solving, and forward-looking technology.
- 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: Verbal Reasoning Target entity description: Verbal Reasoning is a standardized test section that evaluates a person's ability to read, understand, and logically analyze written material, often in the context of graduate admissions exams.
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A.
Verbal Behavior
Verbal Behavior is B. F. Skinner’s influential book that applies the principles of behaviorism to the analysis and explanation of human language.
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B.
Logic and Knowledge
Logic and Knowledge is a collection of philosophical and logical essays by Bertrand Russell that includes influential papers on language, logic, and epistemology.
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C.
Science of Logic
Science of Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G.W.F. Hegel that systematically develops his dialectical method and metaphysical account of concepts, being, and reality.
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D.
Language and Mind
Language and Mind is a collection of influential essays by Noam Chomsky that explores the nature of language, human cognition, and their implications for philosophy and psychology.
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E.
Think
Think is IBM’s iconic corporate slogan encapsulating its emphasis on innovation, problem-solving, and forward-looking technology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cognitive ability assessment
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standardized test section ⓘ |
| assesses |
ability to follow complex arguments
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ability to interpret nuanced language ⓘ abstract reasoning with verbal material ⓘ higher-order language skills ⓘ |
| contributesTo | overall admissions evaluation ⓘ |
| domain | educational testing ⓘ |
| evaluates |
ability to logically analyze written material
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ability to read written material ⓘ ability to understand written material ⓘ |
| format | timed test section ⓘ |
| goal | predict academic performance in programs requiring intensive reading ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| measures |
ability to distinguish relevant from irrelevant information
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ability to draw inferences ⓘ ability to evaluate arguments ⓘ ability to identify main ideas ⓘ ability to interpret tone and attitude ⓘ ability to synthesize information from text ⓘ ability to understand text structure ⓘ ability to understand vocabulary in context ⓘ critical reasoning ⓘ logical reasoning with language ⓘ reading comprehension ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
analytical writing
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quantitative reasoning ⓘ |
| requires |
attention to detail
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evaluation of evidence ⓘ logical evaluation of statements ⓘ proficient reading speed ⓘ recognition of implicit assumptions ⓘ |
| scoredAs | separate section score ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
professional school applicants
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prospective graduate students ⓘ |
| typicallyIncludes |
multiple-choice questions
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reading passages ⓘ sentence completion or equivalence items ⓘ short critical reasoning prompts ⓘ text completion items ⓘ |
| usedBy |
business schools
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graduate programs ⓘ universities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
GMAT
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GRE ⓘ graduate admissions exams ⓘ other standardized tests ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Verbal Reasoning Description of subject: Verbal Reasoning is a standardized test section that evaluates a person's ability to read, understand, and logically analyze written material, often in the context of graduate admissions exams.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.