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8	Some {{tropes}} can be broad. Some can be so broad that even a specific form of them can be {{tropes}} by themselves.
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10	Let's say there's a trope for "Juggling". You realize that "Scarf Juggling" and "Knife Juggling" are common too, to the point where you can think of half a dozen examples for both. Those would be [[TitleDrop Sub-Tropes]], whereas "Juggling" is generally their SuperTrope. In [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genus-differentia_definition logic terms]], "Juggling" is the genus and the different kinds of juggling are the differentia; they share the same common theme in their definition, but they each have additional features that distinguish one from another.
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12	What makes a sub-trope can vary. Perhaps the most common way is that several examples of a trope have a distinctive common element unseen in the other examples. This distinctive element makes the sub-trope the [[Administrivia/TheSameButMoreSpecific same, but more distinctive]] than the broader trope. A trope can have several possible variations built in, and once examples of any of those variations are common/distinctive enough, they form a sub-trope. Any sub-tropes should be listed instead of the super-trope, because the sub-trope implies the super-trope's presence.
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14	Heck, some tropes can be sub-tropes of more than one super-trope. This can be a shared aspect of them or actually [[JustForFun/XMeetsY combining the two tropes]].
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16	The definition of the super- and sub-tropes are what's important. Every example of a sub-trope will also be an example of its super-trope.
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18	Compare SisterTrope.
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20	Compare/Contrast Administrivia/TheSameButMoreSpecific (when a distinction is not enough to make a separate trope).
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22	!!Notable sub-tropes
23	* AliceAllusion is a basically a ShoutOut to ''Literature/AliceInWonderland''.
24	* AscendedFanNickname is a sub-trope of both FanNickname and InSeriesNickname, with the fandom's nickname for someone (or something) becoming canon after it's used in-universe. It's also a sub-trope of AscendedFanon.
25	* BeanstalkParody is parented by both WholePlotReference and JourneyToTheSky, but each for a different reason. The trope revolves around plots that reference or homage ''Literature/JackAndTheBeanstalk'', specifically the idea of having magical beans grow rapidly so a character can climb them. At the same time, it is one of the ways a work can employ the plot device of said character traveling to the skies.
26	* BigBulkyBomb is StuffBlowingUp when the explosive device is huge (regardless of the actual explosion).
27	* BlackVikings is a sub-trope of PoliticallyCorrectHistory and ColorblindCasting.
28	* CanisMajor and MegaNeko are BiggerIsBetter applied to canines and felines, respectively.
29	* ChaoticEvil, ChaoticNeutral, ChaoticGood, NeutralEvil, TrueNeutral, NeutralGood, LawfulEvil, LawfulNeutral, and LawfulGood are {{Character Alignment}}s. These tropes are Flame Bait, and thus do not allow examples.
30	* ChemicalMessiah is a sub-trope of TerminallyDependentSociety.
31	* DeusExMachina is a sub-trope of AssPull, where the pull is used to resolve the conflict.
32	* FanHater is a sub-trope of {{Hatedom}}, in that they hate both the work and the {{fan}}s of that work. If they hate just the work, it's the latter trope.
33	* HeroBall and VillainBall are sub-tropes of IdiotBall, just applying to actions typical of those characters.
34	* HeroicResolve is a sub-trope of both HeroicSpirit and UnstoppableRage.
35	* HypnotizeTheCaptive is literally the DamselInDistress being [[{{Brainwashed}} Hypnotized]].
36	* ImpossiblyCoolClothes is like an ImpracticallyFancyOutfit, but almost strictly done in drawn media, because that kind of outfit can barely even be worn at all in RealLife.
37	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold and JerkWithAHeartOfJerk are both sub-tropes of {{Jerkass}}.
38	* MarySue has enough variations it's split into [[MarySueTropes several types]], but it's so FlameBait-ey that none of them allow examples.
39	* MyHairCameOutGreen is a CosmeticCatastrophe with hair dyes.
40	* OurMonstersAreDifferent shows fantasy writers often use various and different rules to portray some of the most popular mythical creatures. Each sub-trope deals with the most common rules appearing in works involving [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]], [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] (actually, vampires get [[YourVampiresSuck two]]), [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]], [[OurGhostsAreDifferent ghosts]]...
41	* ParentalAbandonment refers to the common device of parents who are missing or dead. Some sub-tropes are MissingMom and DisappearedDad, when only one parent is unavailable.
42	* RevolvingDoorBand is RevolvingDoorCasting applied to a musical group.
43	* SomethingElseAlsoRises is a form of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, where the "anything" is... male... "excitement".
44	* TooIncompetentToOperateABlanket is a variation of StrawmanProduct, in that the strawman aspect is making a product look far harder to use than it actually is.
45	* WhatMeasureIsANonCute points out the recurring portrayal of cute animals as the good guys and non-cute animals as the bad guys. ReptilesAreAbhorrent is a sub-trope of this, as it points out reptiles are almost always portrayed as evil and vicious.

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