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pathos

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as in grief, anguish

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The first known use of pathos was in 1591

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“Pathos.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathos. Accessed 8 Apr. 2020.

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