This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
affective fallacy
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
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.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?
Origin of affective fallacy
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby affective fallacy
affectional orientation, affectionate, affectionately, affective, affective disorder, affective fallacy, affective psychosis, affectless, affenpinscher, afferent, afferent fiber
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022