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pathos noun

  /ˈpeɪˌθoʊs/ , /ˈpeɪˌθɑs/ , /ˈpeɪˌθɒs/ , /ˈpeɪˌθɔs/ , /ˈpæˌθoʊs/ , /ˈpæθɒs/<q:spelling pronunciation> , /ˈpɑːθɒs/
  • 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.
 paatos
  • (rhetoric) A form of rhetoric in which the writer or speaker uses emotional appeals to the audience as the main form of persuasion.
 paatos, tunteisiin vetoaminen
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