Basic Trope: A character acts as if to pity another, but has no pity at all.
- Straight: Bob and Alice have a dog that won't stop barking. Bob suggests using a stun gun to shut it up. Alice gasps, then says he's a genius.
- Exaggerated: Bob suggests using a crowbar to shut the dog up. Alice gasps, then says he's a genius.
- Downplayed: ???
- Justified: ???
- Inverted: Bob suggests using a stun gun to shut the dog up. Alice laughs, then realizes he's being serious.
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- Zigzagged: ???
- Averted: Bob and Alice have a dog that won't stop barking. Bob suggests using a stun gun to shut it up. Alice gasps, then breaks up with him.
- Enforced: ???
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: ???
- Exploited: ???
- Defied: ???
- Discussed: ???
- Conversed: ???
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