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a term used in literary criticism to describe the practice of judging a work based on the emotional responses it evokes in the reader or viewer rather than its artistic merits
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The literary critic warned against committing the affective fallacy when interpreting the poem.
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Don't let your emotions cloud your judgment and fall into the affective fallacy trap.
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Don't get all caught up in your feelings and make the affective fallacy mistake.
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Just because a story makes you feel a certain way doesn't mean it's immune to the affective fallacy.