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paradoxes of fiction

paradoxes of fiction is the plural of paradox of fiction.

Meaning of paradox of fiction

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.

Questions about paradoxes of fiction

What is paradoxes of fiction the plural of?
Paradoxes of fiction is the plural of paradox of fiction.

Words near paradoxes of fiction in the dictionary

  1. paradoxal
  2. paradoxally
  3. paradoxer
  4. paradoxers
  5. paradoxes
  6. paradoxes of fiction
  7. paradoxes of saving
  8. paradoxes of thrift
  9. paradoxes of tolerance
  10. paradoxial
  11. paradoxic

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