The Plain Speaker
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The Plain Speaker is a collection of essays by English critic William Hazlitt, known for its vigorous prose and candid reflections on politics, manners, and human nature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Plain Speaker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11780612 — 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 Plain Speaker Context triple: [William Hazlitt, notableWork, The Plain Speaker]
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The Preacher
The Preacher is a central character in the 1972 Western film "Buck and the Preacher," portrayed as a crafty, sharp-witted con man who becomes an unlikely ally in defending freed slaves from violent oppressors.
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The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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The Great Consoler
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- 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 Plain Speaker Target entity description: The Plain Speaker is a collection of essays by English critic William Hazlitt, known for its vigorous prose and candid reflections on politics, manners, and human nature.
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A.
The Preacher
The Preacher is a central character in the 1972 Western film "Buck and the Preacher," portrayed as a crafty, sharp-witted con man who becomes an unlikely ally in defending freed slaves from violent oppressors.
-
B.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
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C.
The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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D.
The Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is an ancient Egyptian literary tale in which a wronged peasant delivers a series of eloquent speeches on justice and morality, making it one of the earliest known works of rhetorical and ethical literature.
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E.
The Great Consoler
The Great Consoler is a 1933 Soviet drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov, loosely based on the life and writings of American author O. Henry and noted for its exploration of illusion versus reality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ |
| author | William Hazlitt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | English ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
essayist
ⓘ
literary critic ⓘ |
| discusses |
private character
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public life ⓘ taste and criticism ⓘ the nature of genius ⓘ |
| genre | essays ⓘ |
| hasPart | essays by William Hazlitt ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | liberal political outlook ⓘ |
| hasReception | regarded as an important work of English essayism ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
conversational prose
ⓘ
critical essay ⓘ |
| hasTone |
frank
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personal ⓘ polemical ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English political debates of the early 19th century ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romantic period ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
moral philosophy
ⓘ
political commentary ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid reflections
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vigorous prose ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Table-Talk
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The Spirit of the Age ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human nature
ⓘ
manners ⓘ politics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Plain Speaker Description of subject: The Plain Speaker is a collection of essays by English critic William Hazlitt, known for its vigorous prose and candid reflections on politics, manners, and human nature.
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