defendsPosition

P114035
predicate

Indicates that one entity actively supports and justifies a stance, claim, or viewpoint in response to challenge or opposition.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
defendsPosition canonical 11
defendsAgainstObjection 3
defendsViewAgainst 3

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: defendsPosition
Generated description
Indicates that one entity actively supports and justifies a stance, claim, or viewpoint in response to challenge or opposition.

Sample triples (22)

Subject Object
In Contradiction some contradictions are true ⓘ
In Contradiction dialetheism is a coherent view ⓘ
The True Law of Free Monarchies divine right of kings via predicate surface "politicalPositionDefended" ⓘ
The True Law of Free Monarchies absolute authority of the king via predicate surface "politicalPositionDefended" ⓘ
The True Law of Free Monarchies hereditary monarchy via predicate surface "politicalPositionDefended" ⓘ
Institutiones theologicae conditional election ⓘ
Institutiones theologicae universal atonement ⓘ
Institutiones theologicae resistible grace ⓘ
Institutiones theologicae possibility of apostasy ⓘ
A Reply to Mr. Pitkin radical empiricism ⓘ
The Tensed Theory of Time temporal becoming is objectively real via predicate surface "defendsClaim" ⓘ
The Tensed Theory of Time the distinction between past present and future is objectively real via predicate surface "defendsClaim" ⓘ
Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth proportionalist moral theories via predicate surface "defendsViewAgainst" ⓘ
Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth consequentialist moral theories via predicate surface "defendsViewAgainst" ⓘ
Moral Absolutes: Tradition, Revision, and Truth revisionist Catholic moral theology via predicate surface "defendsViewAgainst" ⓘ
Psychosemantics representational theory of mind ⓘ
Psychosemantics semantic externalism ⓘ
Psychosemantics naturalistic semantics ⓘ
Chosen by God predestination makes God unjust via predicate surface "defendsAgainstObjection" ⓘ
Chosen by God predestination destroys human responsibility via predicate surface "defendsAgainstObjection" ⓘ
Chosen by God predestination undermines evangelism via predicate surface "defendsAgainstObjection" ⓘ
Faith Alone: The Evangelical Doctrine of Justification Protestant Reformation doctrine of justification by faith alone ⓘ