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* '''Subverted''': Alice tells Bob to [[QuitYourWhining suck it up.]]

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* '''Subverted''': Alice tells Bob looks like she will encourage Bob, only to frown and tell him to [[QuitYourWhining suck it up.]]up]].
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** Bob's doubts about himself are momentarily put off by Alice's speech, but his mental scars are too deep to disappear after one feel-good speech, and after a while, Bob goes back to thinking of himself as worthless.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice gives Bob an InnocentlyInsensitive speech that's meant to be this. It either works or gets a deadpan response from Bob.

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* '''Played For Laughs''': Laughs''':
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Alice gives Bob an InnocentlyInsensitive speech that's meant to be this. It either works or gets a deadpan response from Bob.Bob.
** Alternatively...
-->Alice: Bob, you're not actually that bad. I've seen worse.
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** [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Alice berates Bob for a bad deed or flaw]].

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** Alice tells Bob that [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Alice berates Bob for a bad deed or flaw]].You Are Worse Than You Think You Are]].
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** Bob is too stubborn and upset to listen to Alice until she [[GetAHoldOfYourself ultimately hits him to emphasize how serious she is.]]

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** Bob is too stubborn and upset to listen to Alice until she [[GetAHoldOfYourself [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan ultimately hits him to emphasize how serious she is.]]

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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice, crippled by her own insecurities, can't quite bring herself to talk to Bob. He promptly JumpsOffTheSlipperySlope.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
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Alice, crippled by her own insecurities, can't quite bring herself to talk to Bob. He promptly JumpsOffTheSlipperySlope.JumpsOffTheSlipperySlope.
** Bob is too stubborn and upset to listen to Alice until she [[GetAHoldOfYourself ultimately hits him to emphasize how serious she is.]]
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** Alice refuses to falsely inflate Bob's ego, and leaves him to earn his sense of self-worth on his own.

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** Alice refuses to falsely inflate stroke Bob's ego, and leaves feels that it's up to him to earn do something that gains him his sense of self-worth on his own.self-worth.

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* '''Averted''': Nobody says this to Bob... or nobody needs to.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Nobody says this to Bob... or nobody needs to. Bob actually does suck as much as he thinks he does.



* '''Defied''': Bob tells Alice that she's full of shit, and her words only mean that she wants to feel self-righteous about expecting better of him than he's actually capable of.

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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Bob tells Alice that she's full of shit, and her words only mean that she wants to feel self-righteous about expecting better of him than he's actually capable of.of.
** Alice refuses to falsely inflate Bob's ego, and leaves him to earn his sense of self-worth on his own.

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* '''Implied''': Bob was depressed, but appears to be doing much better in his next appearance. When asked, he says, "Someone said I was better than I thought."



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* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???Charlie directs Alice toward Bob, knowing that the latter's been feeling down and Alice is the team's [[TheHeart Heart]].



* '''Played For Laughs''': Alice gives Bob an InnocentlyInsensitive speech that's meant to be this. It either works or gets a deadpan response from Bob.



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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob's self-loathing is so severe that the only reason he hasn't been DrivenToSuicide already is that he thinks he deserves to suffer and/or doesn't think he deserves the mercy of death. Alice's pep talk convinces him that he has done enough good, or tortured himself enough already, and finally has made himself deserving of putting himself out of his misery.
* '''Reconstructed''': Alice manages to [[TalkingDownTheSuicidal pep talk Bob down from committing suicide]], too.



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* '''Justified''': ???

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* '''Justified''': ???Bob is a true Hero with a few self-esteem issues, and Alice knows it.



* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???Bob jumps between [[{{Wangst}} Whiny]] [[TheLoad Load]] and ComicallyInvincibleHero, depending on [[LivingEmotionalCrutch whether]] [[CloudCuckoolandersMinder Alice]] has remembered to compliment him today.



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

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* '''Averted''': ???Nobody says this to Bob... or nobody needs to.



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

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* '''Discussed''': ???Alice: "Time to show Bob how badly he's underestimating himself."



* '''Played For Drama''': Alice, crippled by her own insecurities, can't quite bring herself to talk to Bob. He promptly JumpsOffTheSlipperySlope.



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Back to YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre. (Which is true, believe it or not.)



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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???The message of the work is that the audience is better than they think they are, so a scene is included to have the characters address the idea directly.
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* '''Subverted''': Alice tells Bob to suck it up.
* '''Double Subverted''': She elaborates that she knows Bob well enough to know he can get over it, and never-the-less still praises him for some of his deeds.

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* '''Subverted''': Alice tells Bob to [[QuitYourWhining suck it up.
up.]]
* '''Double Subverted''': She elaborates that [[DontSaySuchStupidThings she knows Bob well enough to know he can get over it, and never-the-less still praises him for some of his deeds.]]



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Alice's speech to Bob varies from comforting and encouraging to demeaning and harsh.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Double Subverted''': ???She elaborates that she knows Bob well enough to know he can get over it, and never-the-less still praises him for some of his deeds.
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* '''Subverted''': ???

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* '''Subverted''': ???Alice tells Bob to suck it up.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"You would make it really easy to fish for compliments."
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* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Bob tells Alice that she's full of shit, and her words only mean that she wants to feel self-righteous about expecting better of him than he's actually capable of.
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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob tends to be more willing to do chores and favours while he's happy...
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* '''Straight''':

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* '''Straight''': Bob suffered an episode where he brutally manhandled an enemy out of rage and is beginning to doubt his integrity. Alice reassures him that he isn't evil.
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* '''Exaggerated''': ???

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* '''Exaggerated''': ???Bob saved almost everyone, except for a few people who were required to sacrifice their lives, leaving him depressed. Alice gathers a crowd of grateful people so that they can all talk some sense into him.

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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob failed a job interview. Alice says that he has the right skills and a strong work ethic, so if he has more confidence, he'll succeed next time.



* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???'''Inverted''':
** Alice forces Bob to give himself a pep talk.
** [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Alice berates Bob for a bad deed or flaw]].
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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary of the trope]
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'''Basic Trope''': [A one sentence summary of A speech detailing a character's positive aspects, with the trope]
intent of cheering them up.
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