pathetic fallacies

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plural form of pathetic fallacy
pathetic fallacy
An error in logical argumentation which consists in treating inanimate objects or concepts as if they were human beings, for instance having thoughts or feelings
pathetic fallacy
the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy
pathetic fallacy
The attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature; for example, angry clouds; a cruel wind. the idea of describing the sea, rocks, weather etc in literature as if they were human
pathetic fallacies

    Hyphenation

    pa·thet·ic fallacies

    Turkish pronunciation

    pıthetîk fälısiz

    Pronunciation

    /pəˈᴛʜetək ˈfaləsēz/ /pəˈθɛtɪk ˈfæləsiːz/
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