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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



... throbbing, many-tinted romance, even as out of that foul coal-tar some, who know the secret, craftily distil most delicate perfumes and colours exquisite. The bard of the future ... h'm! Will he ever appear? As an atavism, perhaps. Take away from modern poetry what appeals to primitive man—the jingle and pathetic fallacy—and the residue, if any, would be ...
— Fountains In The Sand - Rambles Among The Oases Of Tunisia • Norman Douglas


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


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