arguesThat

P2397
predicate

Indicates that one entity presents reasons or justification in support of a specific claim, position, or proposition held about another entity or topic.

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All labels observed (32)

Label Occurrences
arguesThat canonical 838
claims 510
argument 270

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: arguesThat
Generated description
Indicates that one entity presents reasons or justification in support of a specific claim, position, or proposition held about another entity or topic.

Sample triples (1,816)

Subject Object
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media mainstream media serve elite interests ⓘ
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media news content is filtered through structural factors ⓘ
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media mass media manufacture consent for government and corporate policies ⓘ
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals some expressions are inherited rather than learned via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life protecting about half of the planet is necessary to preserve most species ⓘ
Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life current conservation efforts are insufficient to halt biodiversity loss ⓘ
Half-Earth: Our Planet’s Fight for Life large, connected reserves are more effective for conservation than small, isolated ones ⓘ
Lynn Margulis mitochondria originated from free-living bacteria via endosymbiosis via predicate surface "proposedThat" ⓘ
Lynn Margulis chloroplasts originated from free-living photosynthetic bacteria via endosymbiosis via predicate surface "proposedThat" ⓘ
Vitamin C and the Common Cold vitamin C can help prevent the common cold via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Vitamin C and the Common Cold vitamin C can help treat the common cold via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
Principles of Mathematics mathematics is reducible to logic via predicate surface "philosophicalPositionDefended" ⓘ
Principles of Mathematics logicism via predicate surface "philosophicalPositionDefended" ⓘ
Lost Cause ideology secession of Southern states via predicate surface "justifies" ⓘ
Iraq War United States government via predicate surface "justificationClaimedBy" ⓘ
Guns, Germs, and Steel availability of domesticable plants and animals shaped early food production ⓘ
Guns, Germs, and Steel food surpluses enabled population growth and social complexity ⓘ
Guns, Germs, and Steel Eurasia’s east–west axis facilitated diffusion of crops, animals, and technologies ⓘ
Guns, Germs, and Steel proximity to domesticated animals led to deadly germs that devastated other populations ⓘ
Guns, Germs, and Steel guns, steel, and germs gave Eurasians military and biological advantages ⓘ
9/11 Commission Report September 11 attacks were a result of a failure of imagination, policy, capabilities, and management via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
linked to: September 11 attacks
9/11 Commission Report al-Qaeda was responsible for planning and executing the September 11 attacks via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
linked to: al-Qaeda
9/11 Commission Report there was no credible evidence that Iraq cooperated with al-Qaeda in attacks on the United States via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
9/11 Commission Report intelligence community failed to adapt to the terrorist threat before 9/11 via predicate surface "concludesThat" ⓘ
On Protracted War a weaker force can defeat a stronger enemy through a long-term people's war ⓘ
On Protracted War political mobilization of the masses is essential for victory ⓘ
On Protracted War time and space can offset enemy material superiority ⓘ
On Protracted War regular forces and guerrilla forces must be combined ⓘ
District of Columbia statehood movement D.C. residents deserve equal representation with residents of U.S. states ⓘ
District of Columbia statehood movement D.C. residents pay federal taxes comparable to residents of states ⓘ
District of Columbia statehood movement D.C. residents serve in the U.S. armed forces without full representation ⓘ
Wonders of the Invisible World Satan was actively attacking New England via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
linked to: Salem witch trials
Wonders of the Invisible World witchcraft posed a serious threat to the Puritan community via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding the mind is a tabula rasa at birth via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
An Essay on the Principle of Population population growth is limited by checks such as famine, disease, and war via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The Economic Consequences of the Peace reparations imposed on Germany were excessive ⓘ
The Economic Consequences of the Peace economic reconstruction of Europe required more moderate terms ⓘ
The Economic Consequences of the Peace punitive peace settlements undermine long-term stability ⓘ
Altaic languages (proposed) similarities due to areal contact and borrowing via predicate surface "criticsArgue" ⓘ
Altaic languages (proposed) typological features not sufficient evidence for genetic relationship via predicate surface "criticsArgue" ⓘ
Altaic languages (proposed) reconstructions rely on flawed methodology via predicate surface "criticsArgue" ⓘ
Utilitarianism each person's happiness counts equally via predicate surface "claims" ⓘ
On Liberty society may restrict individual liberty only to prevent harm to others via predicate surface "philosophicalArgument" ⓘ
The Subjection of Women advocates legal equality between women and men via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The Subjection of Women advocates social equality between women and men via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The Subjection of Women criticizes patriarchal marriage laws via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The Subjection of Women challenges Victorian gender norms via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The Subjection of Women claims subordination of women is socially constructed via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The Subjection of Women argues that denying women rights harms social progress via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ
The Subjection of Women argues that women should have access to education via predicate surface "argument" ⓘ