private boolean isMinimal (Description description, Document document, Object... optionalArguments) {
        if (description instanceof AttributeHolder && ((AttributeHolder) description).hasAttributes ()) {
            return false;
        }
        if (description instanceof InstantaneousEvent) {
            if (((InstantaneousEvent) description).getTime () != null) {
                return false;
            }
            if (((InstantaneousEvent) description).getRole () != null) {
                return false;
            }
            if (((InstantaneousEvent) description).getLocation () != null) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        for (Object argument : optionalArguments) {
            if (argument != null) {
                return false;
            }
        }
        if (SerialisationHint.wasExplicitlyIdentified (description, document)) {
            return false;
        }
        return true;
    }