The poem also nods towards the bucolic realm in its use of thepatheticfallacy, where elements of nature are imbued with feeling.
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It is a variant ofpatheticfallacyto think that it can be cured.
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People said that thepatheticfallacywas believing that animals think like human beings.
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We are labouring under apatheticfallacy.
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That is an example ofpatheticfallacy.
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That is really apatheticfallacy.
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Patheticfallacyis also frequently used; rain to express a character feeling depressed, sunny days promote a feeling of happiness and calm.
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Thepatheticfallacythat peace is dependent on a policy, the main ingredients of which are fear and terror, should first be exposed and then abandoned.
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