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paradox of fiction

paradox of fiction noun: the paradox that (i) people have emotional responses to fictitious events, and (ii) one must believe that something truly exists in order to be emotionally moved by it, but (iii) nobody who considers an event to be fictitious can also believe it to be real.

Noun

paradox of fiction (plural paradoxes of fiction)

  1. The paradox that (i) people have emotional responses to fictitious events, and (ii) one must believe that something truly exists in order to be emotionally moved by it, but (iii) nobody who considers an event to be fictitious can also believe it to be real.

Forms of paradox of fiction

pluralparadoxes of fiction

Questions about paradox of fiction

What does paradox of fiction mean?
Paradox of fiction means the paradox that (i) people have emotional responses to fictitious events, and (ii) one must believe that something truly exists in order to be emotionally moved by it, but (iii) nobody who considers an event to be fictitious can also believe it to be real.
What part of speech is paradox of fiction?
Paradox of fiction is a noun.
What is the plural of paradox of fiction?
The plural of paradox of fiction is paradoxes of fiction.

Words near paradox of fiction in the dictionary

  1. parados
  2. paradoses
  3. paradosis
  4. paradox
  5. paradox acacia
  6. paradox of fiction
  7. paradox of saving
  8. paradox of thrift
  9. paradox of tolerance
  10. paradox sunflower
  11. paradoxal

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