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pathetic fallacy

attribution of human emotion and conduct to non-human things
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pathetic fallacy

Summary

pathetic fallacy is a stylistic device[1]. It draws 1,235 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #21 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • pathetic fallacy's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • pathetic fallacy's described by source is recorded as Lean Logic[4].
  • pathetic fallacy's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'pathetic fallacy'}[5].

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Definition and Type

pathetic fallacy's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].

Why It Matters

pathetic fallacy draws 1,235 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #21 of 107).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Lean Logic

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). pathetic fallacy. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/pathetic-fallacy
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_pathetic-fallacy_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{pathetic fallacy}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/pathetic-fallacy}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → stylistic device
    Described by source → Lean Logic
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538628405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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