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Fairness_evaluation [gradable]
In this frame an Action is evaluated with respect to how fairly, justly or equitably the Action affects the Affected_party. An Actor may also be identified, who performs the Action and may be characterized as fair, unfair, etc. based on how these actions affect the Affected_party. Grounds may also be identified.
Smithers was being very fair about the distribution of supplies.
Smithers was being very fair about distributing the supplies.
The decision was fair to all involved. It was not fair for the warning to remain in place.
The company was unfair to its loyal employees.
Smith received a fair trial. The student loan system is socially unjust.
Smithers was being very fair about the distribution of supplies.
Smithers was being very fair about distributing the supplies.
The decision was fair to all involved. It was not fair for the warning to remain in place.
The company was unfair to its loyal employees.
Smith received a fair trial. The student loan system is socially unjust.
Properties
- ID
- #376
- Entry
- frm_fairness_evaluation
- Namespace
- Attribute.Gradable
- FrameNet version
- Fairness_evaluation (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Fairness_evaluation
Core Frame Elements (4)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Action |
The Action is judged based on how just and appopriate it is to the Affected_party in a particular situation.
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| Actor |
The Actor is the individual who performs the Action and can thus be characterized with repsect to how that Action affects the Affected_party.
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category
sentient
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| Affected_party |
The Affected_party's treatment is what determines the evaluation of the Actor's Action.
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| Grounds |
The Grounds is the event or state that requires some decision or action in response to it for which the Actor is judged.
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FE Core Set(s) and Excludes
CoreSet
Action
Actor
Grounds
Peripheral Frame Elements (3)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree |
The Degree is the extent to which the Action or Actor is evaluated as being fair or unfair.
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category
degree
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| Manner |
A holistic characterization of the description of the Actor, including depictions of the Actor's state in terms of how it affects the entire description.
You have been cruelly unfair to me ! |
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| Parameter |
The Parameter is the area in which the Action is judged.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Using
Lexical Units (7)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| fair.a | — | COD: just or appropriate in the circumstances. |
| fairly.adv | — | FN: (do something) so as to have a fair outcome. |
| inequitable.a | — | COD: unfair; unjust. |
| unfair.a | — | COD: not based on or showing fairness; unjust. |
| unfairly.adv | — | FN: (do something) so as to have an unfair outcome. |
| unjust.a | — | COD: not just; unfair. |
| unjustly.adv | — | FN: (do something) so as to have an unfair outcome, with the implication that doing so lacks honor. |
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