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Sensationalism

Sensationalism Meaning & Definition
Sensationalism Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Sensationalism?

[n] the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
[n] the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
[n] the journalistic use of subject matter that appeals to vulgar tastes; "the tabloids relied on sensationalism to maintain their circulation"
[n] subject matter that is calculated to excite and please vulgar tastes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Sensationalism: empiricism | empiricist philosophy | luridness | sensualism

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See Also | content | experimentalism | journalese | logical positivism | message | philosophical doctrine | philosophical theory | positivism | subject matter | substance

Sensationalism In Webster's Dictionary

\Sen*sa"tion*al*ism\, n. 1. (Metaph.) The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in sensation, and consist of sensations transformed; sensualism; -- opposed to {intuitionalism}, and {rationalism}. 2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.

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