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* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': A normally unintentional trope is used quite intentionally.

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* '''Conversed''':

* '''Averted''': The trope is not used, implied, or mentioned at all, and there may or may not be a situation where it would be possible.

* '''Justified''': The trope has a logical InUniverse explanation.

* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.

* '''For Laughs''': The trope is played straight in a comedic way.
* '''For Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.

* '''Justified''': The trope has a logical InUniverse explanation.

* '''Gender Inverted''': A gender-specific trope is used on the opposite gender.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The trope is Played With several times over, [[MindScrew Mind Screwed]], or simply "played with".
* '''Averted''': The trope is not used, implied, or mentioned at all, and there may or may not be a situation where it would be possible.

* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy character points out that the trope will be used and/or the ridiculousness of the trope being used in the current situation.

* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen (but it doesn't).
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.

* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems brought up by the Deconstruction dealt with or addressed.

* '''Played For Laughs''': The trope is played in a comedic way (but is not necessarily Parodied).
* '''Played For Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic or serious way.
* '''Untwisted''': A Subversion is ''expected'', but the trope is played straight instead.

* '''Subverted''': The trope is expected to be Played Straight, but isn't.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The normally unintentional trope is used quite intentionally.

* '''Untwisted''': A Subversion is ''expected'', but the trope is Played Straight instead.

* '''Subverted''': The trope is expected to be played Straight, but isn't.

* '''Averted''': Neither the trope nor the situation in which it would be expected to occur is ever brought up.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The trope is Played With several times over.

* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy character takes advantage of the fact that the trope will occur, possibly -- but not necessarily -- Invoking it in the process.

* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.

* '''Played For Drama''': The trope is played in a melodramatic way.

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* '''Implied''': The trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.

* '''Exaggerated''': The trope, taken almost (or literally) UpToEleven.

* '''Subverted''': We come upon a scenario where the trope would normally be played straight, but it isn't.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...And then it is soon thereafter.
* '''Parodied''':
** The trope is mocked, spoofed, or played straight to ridiculous levels for specific humour value.
** The trope in the form of a VisualPun.
* '''Zig Zagged''': The trope is Played With several times over until it becomes a MindScrew.
* '''Averted''': Neither the trope nor the situation in which it would occur is ever brought up.

* '''Implied''': Trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.
* '''Lampshaded''': A GenreSavvy Character points out that the trope will be used and/or the ridiculousness of the trope being used in the current situation.
* '''Invoked''': A GenreSavvy Character sets up a situation where the trope can occur.
* '''Exploited''': A GenreSavvy Character takes advantage of the fact that the trope will occur, possibly-- but not necessarily-- Invoking it in the process.
* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy Character tries to prevent a trope from happening.
* '''Discussed''': GenreSavvy Characters talk about the trope in a situation where it is likely to happen.
* '''Conversed''': GenreSavvy Characters talk about the trope in a ShowWithinAShow.
* '''Implied''': The trope isn't explicitly used, but it's hinted that it might have happened off-screen.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The (normally unintentional) trope is used quite intentionally.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The trope is played in the most comedic way possible.
* '''Played For Drama''': The trope is played in the most melodramatic way possible.

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* '''Logical Extreme''': The trope, taken as far as it can logically go.

* '''LogicalExtreme''': The trope, taken as far as it can logically go.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The trope is Played With back and forth several times.

* '''Zig Zagged''': The trope is Played With several times over until it becomes a MindScrew.

** The trope is mocked, spoofed or straight to ridiculous levels for specific humour value.

* '''Exaggerated''': The trope, taken almost UpToEleven.

* '''Deconstructed''': The trope is played in such a way to show various logical and moral problems with the trope as normally played.
* '''Reconstructed''': The trope is played straight, but with the problems brought up by the Deconstruction dealt with or addressed.

* '''Plotted A Good Waste''': The (normally unintentional) trope is used quite intentionally.

* '''Parodied''': The trope is mocked, spoofed or straight to ridiculous levels for specific humour value.

* '''Imlpied''': Trope isn't shown, but the audience is indirectly led to believe that it happened off-screen.

* '''Subverted''': We come upon a scenario where the Trope would normally be played straight, but it isn't.

'''Basic Trope''': A trope(common convention that you can expect to show up in certain works)

* '''Exaggerated''': The Trope, taken almost UpToEleven.

* '''Exaggerated''': The Trope, taken UpToEleven.

* '''Enforced''': ExecutiveMeddling and/or the authors: "The trope should happen, because of X,Y,and Z.".

* '''Defied''': A GenreSavvy Character sets up a situation where the trope cannot occur.

* '''Exploited''': This trope occurs, and a GenreSavvy Character takes advantage of that fact.

* '''Parodied''': The trope is played straight to ridiculous levels.