Bait and Switch
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"Bait and Switch" is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that critiques the precariousness and illusions of white-collar employment in contemporary American corporate culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bait and Switch canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11063562 — 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: Bait and Switch Context triple: [Barbara Ehrenreich, notableWork, Bait and Switch]
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A.
Hit the Switch
"Hit the Switch" is a song by Bright Eyes from their experimental, electronically influenced 2005 album *Digital Ash in a Digital Urn*.
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B.
Quick Change
Quick Change is a 1990 crime-comedy film co-directed by and starring Bill Murray as a mastermind bank robber whose escape from New York City goes increasingly awry.
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C.
Two for the Price of One
"Two for the Price of One" is a synth-pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, featured on their 1981 studio album "The Visitors."
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D.
Backhander
Backhander is the codename for a specific military operation, likely involving covert or strategic actions under the designation "Operation Backhander."
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E.
The Trick
The Trick is a British drama film in which George MacKay stars in a story inspired by the real-life "Climategate" email hacking scandal.
- 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: Bait and Switch Target entity description: "Bait and Switch" is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that critiques the precariousness and illusions of white-collar employment in contemporary American corporate culture.
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A.
Hit the Switch
"Hit the Switch" is a song by Bright Eyes from their experimental, electronically influenced 2005 album *Digital Ash in a Digital Urn*.
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B.
Quick Change
Quick Change is a 1990 crime-comedy film co-directed by and starring Bill Murray as a mastermind bank robber whose escape from New York City goes increasingly awry.
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C.
Two for the Price of One
"Two for the Price of One" is a synth-pop song by the Swedish group ABBA, featured on their 1981 studio album "The Visitors."
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D.
Backhander
Backhander is the codename for a specific military operation, likely involving covert or strategic actions under the designation "Operation Backhander."
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E.
The Trick
The Trick is a British drama film in which George MacKay stars in a story inspired by the real-life "Climategate" email hacking scandal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Barbara Ehrenreich ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticizes |
career coaching industry
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corporate culture ⓘ corporate recruitment practices ⓘ illusions of corporate career security ⓘ precariousness of white-collar employment ⓘ |
| depicts |
emotional toll of job insecurity
ⓘ
experiences of white-collar job seekers ⓘ |
| followedBy | This Land Is Their Land ⓘ |
| genre |
labor studies
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ social criticism ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
critical
ⓘ
left-wing ⓘ pro-labor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
investigative journalism
ⓘ
participatory journalism ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
career coaching industry
ⓘ
corporate culture in the United States ⓘ corporate hiring practices ⓘ corporate ideology ⓘ downsizing ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ illusion of meritocracy ⓘ job insecurity ⓘ middle-class economic anxiety ⓘ networking culture ⓘ outsourcing ⓘ personal branding ⓘ precarious work ⓘ professional-managerial class ⓘ self-help industry ⓘ unemployment ⓘ white-collar employment ⓘ white-collar job search ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Barbara Ehrenreich ⓘ |
| precededBy | Nickel and Dimed ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Metropolitan Books ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
career coaching seminars ⓘ corporate workplaces ⓘ job fairs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bait and Switch Description of subject: "Bait and Switch" is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that critiques the precariousness and illusions of white-collar employment in contemporary American corporate culture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.