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affective fallacy

af·fec·tive fal·la·cy
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [af-ek-tiv fal-uh-see]
    • /ˈæf ɛk tɪv ˈfæl ə si/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [af-ek-tiv fal-uh-see]
    • /ˈæf ɛk tɪv ˈfæl ə si/

Definition of affective fallacy words

  • noun affective fallacy a proposition in literary criticism that a poem should be analyzed and described in terms of its own internal structure and not in terms of the emotional response it arouses in the reader. 1

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Origin of affective fallacy

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Affective fallacy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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exclamation

affective fallacy popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

affective fallacy usage trend in Literature

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