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Definition:
The pathetic fallacy is more of a mistake than a formal or informal fallacy. It is, in
fact, a form of anthropomorphization in which human feelings and dispositions are
attributed to inanimate objects. The phrase was originally coined by John Ruskin in his
book Modern Painters, where he wrote that the fallacy is caused by
...an excited state of feelings, making us, for the time, more or less irrational. [It is an] error ...which the mind admits when affected strongly by emotion.
Also Known As: anthropopathism
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