Categories: Pseudo-explanations
An example of anthropomorphism in popular science writing:
"Tuberculosis was a cunning disease, coming on slowly, almost casually. At first it seemed innocuous, beginning with a cough: a cold, perhaps, or a touch of bad air. But then that cough turned malevolent, becoming stronger and more painful and extracting blood with each spasm."
"It wreaked most of its toll in its pulmonary form, and it couldn't have chosen a better hiding place."
Thomas Goetz
Goetz, T. (2013). The Remedy. Robert Koch, Arthur Conan Doyle, and the quest to cure tuberculosis. Gotham Books.
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