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* '''Enforced''': It's a stage production. If the gestures weren't exaggerated, the people all the way up in the cheap seats wouldn't know what's going on.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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It's a stage production. If the gestures weren't exaggerated, the people all the way up in the cheap seats wouldn't know what's going on.on.
** It's to allow the audience to follow the ShowWithinAShow without having to close-up on the main cast's TV.
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* '''Deconstructed''': While gesticulating wildly, Bob accidentally hits something and hurts himself.
* '''Reconstructed''': The pain from hurting himself makes Bob so angry that his gestures become even more exaggerated.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character puts his/her hands up to show emotion.
* '''Straight''': Bob puts his hands up when he talks about himself.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character puts makes wild and grandiose gestures with his/her hands up to show emotion.
* '''Straight''': Bob makes puts his hands up when he talks about himself.

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* '''Exaggerated''': In every sentence he says, Bob raises his hands up and never puts them down.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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In every sentence he says, Bob raises his hands up and never puts them down.



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* '''Downplayed''': Bob moves a finger or two only

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** Bob doesn't just do this whenever he makes a sentence, he does it even when he is asleep, or he attacks his enemies.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob moves a finger or two onlyonly.



* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't move his hands excessively

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* '''Averted''': Bob doesn't move his hands excessivelyexcessively.
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* '''Discussed''': "He's gonna start ranting and raving, all while waving his hands around like he was giving semaphore signals.
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Discussed''': "He's gonna start ranting and raving, all while waving his hands around like he was giving semaphore signals.
signals."
* '''Conversed''': ???"Where did he learn how to act, in old gore movies or what?"
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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???[[ObfuscatingStupidity Bob is trying convince people he's crazy]], and so he gesticulates wildly, like a man drunk with power.



* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???
Bob takes pride in keeping his body language reserved in all situations, and thinks the entire idea of this is stupid.
* '''Discussed''': ???"He's gonna start ranting and raving, all while waving his hands around like he was giving semaphore signals.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Another character drives Bob to make a speech while he is standing next to brittle antiques, causing him to break them.
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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???It's a stage production. If the gestures weren't exaggerated, the people all the way up in the cheap seats wouldn't know what's going on.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob milks the giant cow when he's angry, but not when he's excited.
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* '''Parodied''': he keeps needing to grab things on high shelfs the whole time he's talking so he keeps raising and lowering his arm while the pile of stuff on the table grows ever higher.

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* '''Parodied''': he Bob keeps needing to grab things on high shelfs the whole time he's talking talking, so he keeps raising and lowering his arm while the pile of stuff on the table grows ever higher.
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* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???he keeps needing to grab things on high shelfs the whole time he's talking so he keeps raising and lowering his arm while the pile of stuff on the table grows ever higher.
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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Bob is full of emotional energy justified by the situation, and the hand motions are for the purpose of expending his excess energy.
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* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Must everytime he makes a speech be this gesture heavy?"
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob moves a finger or two only



* '''Inverted''': ???
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* '''Inverted''': ???
Bob never moves his hands which are rigidly in one place
* '''Subverted''': ???
It turns out he just needs to grab a few things while talking
* '''Double Subverted''': ???But then he makes the motions after getting what he needs with them



* '''Averted''': ???

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* '''Averted''': ???Bob doesn't move his hands excessively
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