(en) Dowden, Bradley, Fallacy. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Geraadpleegd op 26 april 2021. “Whether a phrase commits the fallacy depends crucially upon whether the use of the inaccurate phrase is inappropriate in the situation. In a poem, it is appropriate and very common to reify nature, hope, fear, forgetfulness, and so forth, that is, to treat them as if they were objects or beings with intentions. In any scientific claim, it is inappropriate.”
