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Made ManArtificiality Artificiality State of being the product of intentional human manufacture "Artificial" and "Man-made" redirect here. For other uses, see Artificial (disambiguation) and Man-made (disambiguation). Artificiality (the state of being artificial, anthropogenic, or man-made) is the state of being the product of intentional human manufacture (namely, by artifice), rather than occurring naturally through processes not involving or requiring human activity. Connotations Artificiality often carries with it the implication of being false, counterfeit, or deceptive. The philosopher Aristotle wrote in his Rhetoric: Naturalness is persuasive, artificiality is the contrary; for our hearers are prejudiced and think we have some design against them, as if we were mixing their wines for them. It is like the difference between the quality of Theodorus'… (Source: Wikipedia)
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