Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"Taylor observed that arsenic causes the stomach to produce mucus in large amount – presumably the irritant action of the poison forcing the stomach to defend itself"
Helen Barrell (2017) Fatal Evidence. Professor Alfred Swaine Taylor & the dawn of forensic science. Pen & Sword
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