Prior to v2.6, known as Causer. Since v2.6, Causer has a different meaning.

Force is a generalization of Agent with respect to animacy. Force is applied directly to inanimate things or forces conceptualized as entities, such as in a passive by-phrase (Passives):

• the devastation of_Theme the town wreaked by the fire 001

• dying of cancer 007

• Force↝Gestalt:

  • the devastation of the fire on_Theme the town 002

  • the fire's devastation of_Theme the town 003

The Force is sometimes construed as a Source:

• Force↝Source:

  • the devastation from the fire 004

  • fatalities from cancer 005

  • FDR suffered from polio. 006

Contrast: Causer

See also: Instrument