History PlayingWith / ArbitrarySkepticism

** Bob is also a harden and cynical/realist reporter...and despite seeing the likes of dragons, zombies, and even aliens....unicorns and floating islands seems way too much at best...thus rendering a forgotten world to the void of time....thus Bob is fired from his job for being a well-made butthole.

** The univorns manipulate Bob to help enforce TheMasquerade.

*** Alternatively, they use him to help enforce TheMasquarade.

* '''Exploited''': Unicorns can get away with their schemes around Bob, since he won't believe that they're responsible.

* '''Defied''': After seeing the impossible once, Bob decides to believe anything he hears as long as it comes from a trustworthy source.

Just because there's a main page for ArbitrarySkepticism doesn't mean it's possible to go there! Why don't you prove it then?

** "Normally, I would think that Alice should go to therapy for her delusions. But I encountered unicorns and vampires in one day, so I'm not sure what's real anymore."

* '''Discussed''': "Just because we've proven several myths have basis in fact (if not literal truth) doesn't mean AllMythsAreTrue."

** Bob is in a universe where MagicAIsMagicA and unicorns don't fit in with the rules, such as they are, or at least not the version of the rule that Bob knows.

** Bob is in a universe where MagicAIsMagicA and unicorns don't fit in with the rules, or at least the version Bob knows.

** Bob is a vampire, but refuses to belive in werewolves.

'''Basic Trope''': A character in a world where strange things happened finds it difficult to believe in another strange thing

** Bob fights against vampires every day, but refuses to believe in aliens.

** FlatEarthAtheist - A character refuses to believe in something that appears ''right in front of their very eyes'', that can't be easily dismissed as an illusion.
** Through the episodes of this series, the earth was attacked by aliens, the city had a ZombieApocalypse, Alice becomes a superhero that prevented many disasters, in the Christmas Special, Santa Claus is missing and no one is getting any more presents, the city had a problem with vampires, had a demon invasion, the local zoo had a dragon as an exhibit, gravity stopped working thanks to an evil scientist, Napoleon and his army come to the present by time travel and attack the city, and all these events were witnessed by everyone and shown in the news, but in the newest episode, no one believes Bob's new dog is talking and even laugh at him.
* '''Downplayed''':

** Bob has proof of magic, and expects the same amount of evidence for unicorns.

** When all the supernatural events of the previous episodes were witnessed by the population, they made sure to erase the memories of almost everyone.
** Even with all of the crazy stuff Bob has had to deal with on a daily basis, even facing off against dragons, as far as he knows the only kind of alien life mankind has officially encountered is fossilized bacteria.
* '''Inverted''':

* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob doesn't believe unicorns exist just because dragons do, but his bias is because he thinks unicorns are girly and stupid, but he admits he would still disbelieve in the existence of unicorns even if they were [[VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack awesome robots.]]

* '''Defied''': After seeing the impossible once, Bob decides to believe anything he hears as long as it comes from a trusted source.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The author is trying to say that this is present in most or all people to some degree, and uses Bob as an extreme example to make that point.

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** Bob and his friends fought aliens in the previous episode, only they witnessed, but his friends are have a little doubt about the recent vampire rumors.

** Bob accepts the existence of unicorns, buts doubts that there is anything magical about them.

** Bob uses magic every day, but refuses to believe belive in unicorns.

** Bob fights against aliens every day, but refuses to believe in vampires.
** Bob uses magic every day but refuses to believe in unicorns.

** Alice is from a world with magic and refuses to believe that earth never had any magic despite talking to a human with lower magical potential than warda specifically designed against mafic.

** Through the episodes of this series, the earth was attacked by aliens, the city had a ZombieApocalypse, Alice becomes a superhero that prevented many disasters, in the Christmas Special, Santa Claus is missing and no one is getting any more presents, the city is had a problem with vampires, it had a demon invasion, the local zoo is had a dragon as an exhibit, gravity stopped working thanks to an evil scientist, Napoleon and his army come to the present by time travel and attack the city, and all these events were witnessed by everyone and shown in the news, but in the newest episode, no one believes Bob's new dog is talking and even laugh at him.

** In episode 5, the earth was attacked by aliens, in episode 11, the city has a ZombieApocalypse, in episode 13, Alice becomes a superhero that prevented many disasters, in episode 17, the Christmas Special, Santa Claus is missing and no one is getting any more presents, in episode 21, the city is having a problem with vampires, in episode 24, now we have a demon invasion, in episode 27, the local zoo is having a dragon as an exhibit, in episode 31, gravity stops working thanks to an evil scientist, in episode 34, Napoleon and his army come to the present by time travel and attack the city, and all these events were witnessed by everyone and shown in the news, you get the point, but in episode 42, no one believes Bob's new dog is talking.

** In episode 5, the earth was attacked by aliens, in episode 11, the city has a ZombieApocalypse, in episode 13, Alice becomes a superhero that prevented many disasters, in episode 17, the Christmas Special, Santa Claus is missing and no one is getting anymore presents, in episode 21, the city is having a problem with vampires, in episode 24, now we have a demon insvasion, in episode 27, the local zoo is having a dragon as an exhibit, in episode 31, gravity stops working thanks to an evil scientist, in episode 34, Napoleon and his army come to the present by time travel and attack the city, and all these events were witnessed by everyone and shown in the news, you get the point, but in episode 42, no one believes Bob's new dog is talking.