Appealing to one's emotion in social or political discourse. From the Greek "Pathos, Pathotikos" meaning "suffering, emotional"
The senator's pathotic speech contained little practical value in regards to race relations.
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Alpha: "Did you see that shithead Zveex? He was pouring bubble solution on Mahkus."
Beta: "Man, that Zveex is pathotic."
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An adjective used to denote a prescence of pathos or pathos-related rhetorical appeals.
Sarah McLachlan's "Angel" commercial is well-known due to its pathotic appeals through the use of animal imagery.
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