Which of the following best defines sentimentalism ?

A. A sense of awe in the power of the natural world

B. An emphasis on the power of sympathy to allow individuals to feel others pain and joy

C. A refusal to emphasize the innate goodness of humanity

D. A parody of the interest in emotion that developed out of the Enlightenment interest in reason

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