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Pathetic fallacy   /pəθˈɛtɪk fˈæləsi/   Listen
Pathetic fallacy

noun
1.
The fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; 'the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy.





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"Pathetic fallacy" Quotes from Famous Books



... "to expend compassion on a man who, etc., were surely a pathetic fallacy." Al. "Is not the man who has it in his power, etc., far above ...
— Hiero • Xenophon


Words linked to "Pathetic fallacy" :   false belief, fallacy


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