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What is pathetic fallacy?

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What is pathetic fallacy?

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It’s when you attach feelings/emotions to non-human things. “Pathetic” comes from “pathos” and in this case, has a somewhat different meaning than the usual “pitiful”. Here’s an example of a pathetic fallacy: “The cruel sun beat down upon us.” That is a fallacy because the sun has no emotions.