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pathos noun

  /ˈpeɪˌθoʊs/ , /ˈpeɪˌθɑs/ , /ˈpeɪˌθɒs/ , /ˈpeɪˌθɔs/ , /ˈpæˌθoʊs/
  • The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
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  • (rhetoric) A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity.
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