Re:Concerned about veteran with PTSD, judge serves time with...
by saalweachter on Friday April 22, 2016 @06:59PM
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Our argument is with your specific views on the meaning of words.
Other sources[1] define empathy as "feeling what another person feels" and sympathy as "having compassion for a person without necessarily feeling what they feel". In that case, the judge is clearly empathizing with the defendant, and not merely sympathizing.
Other sources[1] define empathy as "feeling what another person feels" and sympathy as "having compassion for a person without necessarily feeling what they feel". In that case, the judge is clearly empathizing with the defendant, and not merely sympathizing.
[1] http://grammarist.com/usage/empathy-sympathy/