Triple
T2533092
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Smith Act |
E56206
|
entity |
| Predicate | era |
P200
|
FINISHED |
| Object | McCarthyism |
E3913
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: McCarthyism | Statement: [Smith Act, era, McCarthyism]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McCarthyism Context triple: [Smith Act, era, McCarthyism]
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A.
McCarthyism
chosen
McCarthyism was a period of intense anti-communist suspicion and political repression in the United States during the early Cold War, marked by aggressive investigations, blacklisting, and accusations often made without proper evidence.
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B.
McCarthy
McCarthy is a common Irish surname historically associated with the powerful MacCarthy dynasty of Munster and borne by numerous notable figures in politics, arts, and public life.
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C.
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph McCarthy was a U.S. senator from Wisconsin best known for leading aggressive anti-communist investigations in the early 1950s that fueled a climate of political fear and repression.
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D.
First Red Scare
The First Red Scare was a period of intense fear of radicalism and communism in the United States after World War I, marked by government crackdowns, widespread suspicion of immigrants, and restrictions on civil liberties.
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E.
House Un-American Activities Committee
The House Un-American Activities Committee was a U.S. House of Representatives committee best known for investigating alleged communist influence and subversive activities, particularly in Hollywood and other cultural institutions, during the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ab4a49b6508190bc467fbef4bac334 |
completed | March 6, 2026, 9:42 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abd27afe7c8190984e10d3f3d5586b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:23 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69af2bb9c37081909128d7a227651c8b |
completed | March 9, 2026, 8:21 p.m. |
Created at: March 6, 2026, 9:47 p.m.