Triple
T22494259
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Garry Wills |
E556097
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government | Statement: [Garry Wills, notableWork, A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government Context triple: [Garry Wills, notableWork, A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government]
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A.
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
"America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" is a satirical, textbook-style commentary on American politics and history created by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show.
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B.
Last Call for Liberty: How America's Genius for Freedom Has Become Its Greatest Threat
"Last Call for Liberty: How America's Genius for Freedom Has Become Its Greatest Threat" is a book by social critic and Christian apologist Os Guinness that examines the philosophical and moral foundations of American freedom and warns how distorted understandings of liberty are endangering the nation’s future.
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C.
The Great Political Superstition
"The Great Political Superstition" is an essay by Herbert Spencer that critiques blind faith in governmental authority and challenges the belief that the state is inherently a force for good.
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D.
Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism" is a nonfiction book by historian and journalist Anne Applebaum that examines how and why democracies around the world are sliding toward authoritarianism, often with the support of former liberal elites.
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E.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
- 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: A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government Target entity description: "A Necessary Evil: A History of American Distrust of Government" is a historical and political analysis that explores the deep roots and evolution of Americans’ skepticism toward governmental power.
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A.
America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction
"America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction" is a satirical, textbook-style commentary on American politics and history created by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show.
-
B.
Last Call for Liberty: How America's Genius for Freedom Has Become Its Greatest Threat
"Last Call for Liberty: How America's Genius for Freedom Has Become Its Greatest Threat" is a book by social critic and Christian apologist Os Guinness that examines the philosophical and moral foundations of American freedom and warns how distorted understandings of liberty are endangering the nation’s future.
-
C.
The Great Political Superstition
"The Great Political Superstition" is an essay by Herbert Spencer that critiques blind faith in governmental authority and challenges the belief that the state is inherently a force for good.
-
D.
Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism
"Twilight of Democracy: The Seductive Lure of Authoritarianism" is a nonfiction book by historian and journalist Anne Applebaum that examines how and why democracies around the world are sliding toward authoritarianism, often with the support of former liberal elites.
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E.
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic
"The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic" is a non-fiction book by Chalmers Johnson that critiques U.S. imperial overreach, permanent war, and the erosion of American democracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69e11e5445bc8190b6a9481926db3355 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f15cb0dfb88190a4175e5e95d7ad4b |
completed | April 29, 2026, 1:19 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:49 p.m.