Fail at cycle path, struggling to find technique in howling wind? (8,7)

I believe the answer is:

pathetic fallacy

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'find technique in howling wind?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to thinking as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'fail at cycle path struggling' is the wordplay.
'struggling' indicates an anagram (the letters struggle or wriggle into a new form).
'fail'+'at'+'cycle'+'path'='failatcyclepath'
'failatcyclepath' anagrammed gives 'PATHETIC FALLACY'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for pathetic fallacy that I've seen is " Anthropomorphism".)

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