Helen ties a frilly blue bow around the neck of her husband's bulldog, Bruiser.When her husband sees Bruiser trying to take the bow off, he explains to his wife that Bruiser is embarrassed to be seen wearing "the frilly little bow." Her husband's comment illustrates the

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The husband's comment is an example of anthropomorphism, which is the attribution of human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to non-human entities such as animals. He assumes that Bruiser feels embarrassed because he himself would feel embarrassed wearing a frilly bow.

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