<P> The term suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief has been defined as a willingness to suspend one 's critical faculties and believe something surreal ; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment . The term was coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge , who suggested that if a writer could infuse a `` human interest and a semblance of truth '' into a fantastic tale , the reader would suspend judgement concerning the implausibility of the narrative . Suspension of disbelief often applies to fictional works of the action , comedy , fantasy , and horror genres . Cognitive estrangement in fiction involves using a person 's ignorance to promote suspension of disbelief . </P>
<P> The term suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief has been defined as a willingness to suspend one 's critical faculties and believe something surreal ; sacrifice of realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment . The term was coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge , who suggested that if a writer could infuse a `` human interest and a semblance of truth '' into a fantastic tale , the reader would suspend judgement concerning the implausibility of the narrative . Suspension of disbelief often applies to fictional works of the action , comedy , fantasy , and horror genres . Cognitive estrangement in fiction involves using a person 's ignorance to promote suspension of disbelief . </P>
who coined the term willing suspension of disbelief
who coined the term willing suspension of disbelief
poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge
poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge