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** Bob's IQ of 5 is ranged IQ [[labelnote:*]]EG: He's neither too smart nor too stupid (but only just from the look of things) for whatever school he's applying for[[/labelnote]], not absolute IQ.

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** Bob's IQ of 5 is ranged IQ [[labelnote:*]]EG: [[note]]EG: He's neither too smart nor too stupid (but only just from the look of things) for whatever school he's applying for[[/labelnote]], for[[/note]], not absolute IQ.
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* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob is not only unable to work, but he has to have a caretaker supervising him 24/7.

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Bob is not only unable to work, but he has to have a caretaker supervising him 24/7.
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* The IQ scale has been recalibrated as to make this score possible.

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* ** The IQ scale has been recalibrated as to make this score possible.

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* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob has an IQ of 0.0000000000001.
** Bob has an IQ of negative infinity, and is dumber than inanimate objects.

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'''Exaggerated''': Bob has an IQ of 0.0000000000001.
** Bob has an IQ of negative infinity, and is dumber than inanimate objects.
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** [[BeyondTheImpossible Bob gets a lower IQ score than a rock in a test.]]

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** [[BeyondTheImpossible Bob gets a lower IQ score than a rock in a test.]]test.
** [[BeyondTheImpossible Bob has an IQ of negative infinity, and is dumber than inanimate objects]].
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* The IQ scale has been recalibrated as to make this score possible.
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** The adjustment isn't that extreme.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob’s head shrinks to match the size of his tiny brain.

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Bob’s head shrinks to match the size of his tiny brain.brain.
** [[BeyondTheImpossible Bob gets a lower IQ score than a rock in a test.]]
** Bob's IQ is low enough for him to realize how obscenely low it is.
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** Bob actually suffers the effects of a critically low IQ and is unable to perform even the most basic of physical tasks.
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** Four-year-old Bobby's IQ of '5' needs to be adjusted for age.
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** Bob's IQ of 5 is ranged IQ [[labelnote:*]]EG: He's neither too smart nor too stupid (but only just from the look of things) for whatever school he's applying for[[/labelnote]], not absolute IQ.
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* '''Deconstructed:''' Bob is not only unable to work, but he has to have a caretaker supervising him 24/7.
** Bob dies as a result of doing something [[TooDumbToLive downright suicidal.]]

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* '''Subverted''': Alice claims Bob’s IQ is 5; however, an IQ test later reveals that his IQ is actually only a bit below normal.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, the test was rigged to spare Bob’s feelings. His IQ really is 5.

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Alice claims Bob’s IQ is 5; however, an IQ test later reveals that his IQ is actually only a bit below normal.
** Bob has an IQ of 12 by the standards of the year 9875.
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However, the test was rigged to spare Bob’s feelings. His IQ really is 5.5.
** Which gives him a current day IQ of 17.
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* '''Exploited''': [[OpportunisticBastard Alice takes advantage of Bob's godawful cognitive ability to have him do sketchy things for her.]]

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* '''Exploited''': [[OpportunisticBastard Alice takes advantage of Bob's godawful cognitive ability and intuition to have him do sketchy things for her.]]
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* '''Exploited''': [[ManipulativeBastard Alice takes advantage of Bob's godawful cognitive ability to have him do sketchy things for her.]]

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* '''Exploited''': [[ManipulativeBastard [[OpportunisticBastard Alice takes advantage of Bob's godawful cognitive ability to have him do sketchy things for her.]]
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???[[ManipulativeBastard Alice takes advantage of Bob's godawful cognitive ability to have him do sketchy things for her.]]
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** Bob is part of a species who are known to be unbelievably dim.
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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Alice speculates out loud to Bob that he must have an IQ of 5. Bob replies that he has never been tested and does not want to know.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob’s head shrinks to match the size of his tiny brain.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character’s extreme stupidity is shown by their ridiculously low IQ.
* '''Straight''': Bob, TheFool of the group, has an IQ of 5.
* '''Exaggerated''':
** Bob has an IQ of 0.0000000000001.
** Bob has an IQ of negative infinity, and is dumber than inanimate objects.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob has an IQ of 40 - attainable in real life, but very rare (approximately 1 in 31,574 people have it).
* '''Justified''':
** Bob suffers from a severe intellectual disability.
** Bob has a severe brain injury.
** Bob comes from a long, long lineage of other idiots.
* '''Inverted''': ImprobablyHighIQ
* '''Subverted''': Alice claims Bob’s IQ is 5; however, an IQ test later reveals that his IQ is actually only a bit below normal.
* '''Double Subverted''': However, the test was rigged to spare Bob’s feelings. His IQ really is 5.
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob's IQ varies wildly depending on what IQ test was used and whether he was ObfuscatingStupidity or cheating.
* '''Averted''': Nobody has an IQ that is extreme in any regard.
* '''Enforced''': “Okay, the execs told us we need Bob to be shown as extremely stupid… let’s just slap a tiny IQ on him and call it a day."
* '''Lampshaded''': “A 5 IQ? That’s ridiculous - does anyone even ''have'' that?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob tells everyone his IQ is much lower than it is, so that everyone will underestimate him.[[note]]This works on two levels: Those who believe his claim will obviously be fooled. Those who ''don’t'' believe it will think he’s stupid for trying to make them think he has an IQ of 5 without any sign of intellectual disabilities.[[/note]]
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* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': “An IQ of 5? That seems kind of improbable - after all, extremely few people even reach 40."
* '''Conversed''': “Why’d this author give Bob such a low IQ? I mean, we get it, he’s dumb. You don’t have to rub it in."
* '''Implied''': The result of Bob’s IQ test is never shown, but it did leave the tester in shock.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob has an IQ of 5. His dog manages to score 10 points, and [[EvenTheDogIsAshamed turns away in disgust]].
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob suffers from a severe intellectual disability, and the work follows his struggle to live something resembling a normal life.
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