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- Dictionarysentimentality/ˌsɛntɪmɛnˈtalɪti/
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- 1. exaggerated and self-indulgent tenderness, sadness, or nostalgia: "there are passages which verge on sentimentality"
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Appeal to shallow, uncomplicated emotions at the expense of reason
Sentimentality originally indicated the reliance on feelings as a guide to truth, but in current usage the term commonly connotes a reliance on shallow, uncomplicated emotions at the expense of reason. Sentimentalism in philosophy is a view in meta-ethics according to which morality is somehow grounded in moral sentiments or emotions. Wikipedia