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* '''Inverted''': Bob explains the {{Phlebotinum}} to Alice. Its all {{Technobabble}} and the audience can't see the diagrams.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob explains the {{Phlebotinum}} to Alice. Its It's all {{Technobabble}} and the audience can't see the diagrams.



* '''Averted''': Bob just says to Alice "Pyrotes' fire based abilities overheat and burn Plantbots, Plantbots are better off when they're cooled down by Cryojas and Cryojas can freeze Pyrotes." without using any diagrams.
* '''Enforced''': The writers want to explain the [[IncrediblyLamePun elements]] of their [[TheVerse fictional universe]] as quickly as possible so that they can get on with the plot.

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* '''Averted''': Bob just says to Alice "Pyrotes' fire based fire-based abilities overheat and burn Plantbots, Plantbots are better off when they're cooled down by Cryojas and Cryojas can freeze Pyrotes." without using any diagrams.
* '''Enforced''': The writers want to explain the [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} elements]] of their [[TheVerse fictional universe]] as quickly as possible so that they can get on with the plot.



* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily he bumps into Alice and is able to use them to explain why, as a Plantbot, he needs to be cooled down immediately.
* '''Played For Laughs''': In the middle of a battle, Alice forgets how Plantbots work and Bob pulls out his slides. The Plantbots obligingly wait for him to give his lecture before attacking.
* '''Played For Drama''': The diagrams are used to show the seriousness of the situation. Bob has to cross this much more desert, and will die if he doesn't find this much water.

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* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily Luckily, he bumps into Alice and is able to use them to explain why, as a Plantbot, he needs to be cooled down immediately.
* '''Played For Laughs''': In the middle of a battle, Alice forgets how Plantbots work work, and Bob pulls out his slides. The Plantbots obligingly wait for him to give his lecture before attacking.
* '''Played For Drama''': The diagrams are used to show the seriousness of the situation. Bob has to cross this much more desert, desert and will die if he doesn't find this much water.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Someone goes back to Bob’s house to retrieve the diagrams
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** Alternativly, Alice and Bob don't speak the same language and must resort to pictures to communicate.

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** Alternativly, Alternatively, Alice and Bob don't speak the same language and must resort to pictures to communicate.

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* '''Inverted''': Bob explains the {{Phlebotinum}} to Alice. Its all {{Technobabble}} and the audience can't see the diagrams.



* '''Inverted''': Bob explains the {{Phlebotinum}} to Alice. Its all {{Technobabble}} and the audience can't see the diagrams.
* '''Deconstructed''': Bob nearly dies of dehydration in the desert since he brought his diagrams with him instead of water.
* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily he bumps into Alice and is able to use them to explain why, as a Plantbot, he needs to be cooled down immediately.



* '''Lampshaded''': "How did you draw those so quickly?" "There's a trick to it."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "How did you draw those so quickly?" "There's a trick to it." "



* '''Exploited''': ???



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob nearly dies of dehydration in the desert since he brought his diagrams with him instead of water.
* '''Reconstructed''': Luckily he bumps into Alice and is able to use them to explain why, as a Plantbot, he needs to be cooled down immediately.



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* '''Justified''': Bob is a DrillSergeantNasty, who never wants to miss an opportunity to lecture someone, [[AsYouKnow even if they don't need it]].

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob is a DrillSergeantNasty, who never wants to miss an opportunity to lecture someone, [[AsYouKnow even if they don't need it]].
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* '''Played For Drama''': ???

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* '''Played For Drama''': ???The diagrams are used to show the seriousness of the situation. Bob has to cross this much more desert, and will die if he doesn't find this much water.

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* '''Justified''': Bob is a DrillSergeantNasty, who never wants to miss an oppertunity to lecture someone, [[AsYouKnow even if they don't need it]].

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob explains during the battle, giving the audience some visual examples of what he's saying without any actual diagrams.
* '''Justified''': Bob is a DrillSergeantNasty, who never wants to miss an oppertunity opportunity to lecture someone, [[AsYouKnow even if they don't need it]].
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* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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* '''Played For Laughs''': ???In the middle of a battle, Alice forgets how Plantbots work and Bob pulls out his slides. The Plantbots obligingly wait for him to give his lecture before attacking.
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* '''Straight''': Bob shows Alice (and the audience) a diagram to explain how [[KillItWithFire Pyrotes]] can easily defeat [[GreenThumb Plantbots]] but not [[AnIcePerson Cryojas]].

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* '''Straight''': Bob shows Alice (and the audience) a diagram to explain how [[KillItWithFire [[PlayingWithFire Pyrotes]] can easily defeat [[GreenThumb Plantbots]] but not [[AnIcePerson Cryojas]].

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