pathetic fallacy
English
Noun
pathetic
fallacy
(
plural
pathetic fallacies
)
A
metaphor
which
consists
in treating
inanimate
objects or concepts as if they were
human
beings, for instance having thoughts or feelings.
See also
personification
anthropomorphism
reification
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