Assertion: gene's effect | /r/HasProperty | described
Facets:
value: metaphorically
type: MANNER
value: merely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In describing genes as being "selfish", Dawkins states unequivocally that he does not intend to imply that they are driven by any motives or will, but merely that their effects can be metaphorically and pedagogically described as if they were.