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** The bulldozer, due to a brake malfunction, was not under his control.
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** It's a threat: "I didn't do anything. You didn't see me do anything. ''Understand?''"
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** NeverTheObviousSuspect

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** PlausibleDeniability



** Bob denies from a position where he is believable.

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* '''Exploited''': ???

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* '''Exploited''': ???Bob's bluff works due to RefugeInAudacity.


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** "Yeah, nobody's falling for it. You did it."
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** Bob is caught with a flamethrower in his hand and a bunch of burnt crates at his feet, and claims that Santa Claus did it and shoved the flamethrower into his hands. As it turns out, a person in a Santa Claus outfit actually did do it, and Bob was telling the truth.
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** Bob was framed.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob says that he did do it...

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
** Bob was framed.
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Bob says that he did do it...
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* '''Parodied''': A group of special forces operators is hand-picked by TheGovernment to have as many ties to their mission as possible, so that if anything goes wrong, [[{{Pun}} the government can have]] ImplausibleDeniability.

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A group of special forces operators is hand-picked by TheGovernment to have as many ties to their mission as possible, so that if anything goes wrong, [[{{Pun}} the government can have]] ImplausibleDeniability.ImplausibleDeniability.
** Bob claims he didn't burn down Charlie's house ''while he's shooting a flamethrower at Charlie's house.''
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** Bob tries his hand at a ComicallySmallBribe instead. ("I've got this nice new bottle of hand soap for you if you just pretend that this flamethrower has never existed!")

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* '''Subverted''':
** Bob says that he did do it...

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* '''Subverted''':
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'''Subverted''': Bob says that he did do it...



* '''Parodied''': Bob vehemently denies burning anything even as he continues to light crates on fire.

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* '''Parodied''': Bob vehemently denies burning A group of special forces operators is hand-picked by TheGovernment to have as many ties to their mission as possible, so that if anything even as he continues to light crates on fire.goes wrong, [[{{Pun}} the government can have]] ImplausibleDeniability.
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** Bob is [[DemonicPossession possessed]]; he didn't do anything of his own free will.

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* '''Inverted''': SarcasticConfession

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* '''Inverted''': SarcasticConfession'''Inverted''':
** SarcasticConfession
** Bob claims responsibility for any crime he hears about, even if there is no evidence.
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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???After Bob burns a bunch of crates with a flamethrower, he drops the flamethrower and denies doing it, however then a projector shuts off, revealing the Bob holding the flamethrower was a hologram, Alice goes to investigate the projector and finds Bob behind it with a switch labeled On and Off
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* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, ''he's still in the bulldozer.''

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* '''Exaggerated''': After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, ''he's ''while he's still in the bulldozer.''

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob denies burning those crates. Alice, who catches on to Bob's obvious lie, sarcastically asks if he's trying on a new gasoline-and-wood-smoke-scented cologne.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob denies burning those crates. Alice, who catches on to Bob's obvious lie, the crates despite smelling like burnt wood. Alice sarcastically asks if he's trying on a new gasoline-and-wood-smoke-scented cologne.



** Alternately, he says that he didn't do it and, despite the undeniable evidence, Alice believes him.



* '''Averted''': Bob straight up admits that the damage was his fault.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Bob straight up admits that the damage was his fault.fault.
** Bob denies from a position where he is believable.
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob denies burning those crates. Alice, who catches on to Bob's obvious lie, sarcastically asks if he's trying on a new gasoline-and-wood-smoke-scented cologne.

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'''Basic Trope:''' A character denies doing something even in front of unquestionable evidence.
* '''Played Straight:''' After Bob burns a bunch of crates with a flamethrower, he drops the flamethrower and denies doing it, even though the flamethrower was just in his hand.
* '''Exaggerated:''' After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, ''he's still in the bulldozer.''
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'''Basic Trope:''' Trope''': A character denies doing something even in front of unquestionable evidence.
* '''Played Straight:''' '''Straight''': After Bob burns a bunch of crates with a flamethrower, he drops the flamethrower and denies doing it, even though the flamethrower was just in his hand.
* '''Exaggerated:''' '''Exaggerated''': After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, ''he's still in the bulldozer.''
* '''Justified:''''''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''':



** Bob is a pathological liar.
* '''Inverted:''' SarcasticConfession
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** Bob is a pathological liar.
liar.
* '''Inverted:''' '''Inverted''': SarcasticConfession
* '''Subverted:''''''Subverted''':



* '''Double Subverted:''' When responded to with shock, Bob says he has no idea what they're talking about, either because he does these kinds of things all the time or for some other reason.
* '''Parodied:''' Bob vehemently denies burning anything even as he continues to light crates on fire.
* '''Deconstructed:''' ???
* '''Reconstructed:''' ???
* '''Zig Zagged:''' ???
* '''Averted:''' Bob straight up admits that the damage was his fault.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' "I have no idea how you expect me to believe you when you have that near you."
* '''Invoked:''' ???
* '''Defied:''' "You know what, nevermind, yeah. It was me."
* '''Discussed:''' "No matter what people do, sometimes they don't want to admit it, even while the jig is up."
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* '''Double Subverted:''' Subverted''': When responded to with shock, Bob says he has no idea what they're talking about, either because he does these kinds of things all the time or for some other reason.
* '''Parodied:''' '''Parodied''': Bob vehemently denies burning anything even as he continues to light crates on fire.
* '''Deconstructed:''' ???
* '''Reconstructed:''' ???
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'''Zig Zagged:''' Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted:''' '''Averted''': Bob straight up admits that the damage was his fault.
* '''Enforced:''' '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' '''Lampshaded''': "I have no idea how you expect me to believe you when you have that near you."
* '''Invoked:''' '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Defied:''' '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''':
"You know what, nevermind, yeah. It was me."
* '''Discussed:''' '''Discussed''': "No matter what people do, sometimes they don't want to admit it, even while the jig is up."
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* '''Exaggerated:''' After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, ''he's still in the buldozer.''

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* '''Exaggerated:''' After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, ''he's still in the buldozer.bulldozer.''



* '''Double Subverted:''' When responded to with shock, Bob says he has no idea what they're talking about.

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* '''Double Subverted:''' When responded to with shock, Bob says he has no idea what they're talking about.about, either because he does these kinds of things all the time or for some other reason.

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* '''Justified:''' Bob is drunk and has no idea what's going on.

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* '''Justified:''' '''Justified:'''
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Bob is drunk and has no idea what's going on.



* '''Subverted:''' Bob says that he did do it...

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* '''Subverted:''' '''Subverted:'''
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Bob says that he did do it...
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* '''Exaggerated:''' After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, even though the bulldozer and wrecked house are right near him.

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* '''Exaggerated:''' After Bob destroys an entire house and yard with a bulldozer, he denies doing it, even though ''he's still in the bulldozer and wrecked house are right near him. buldozer.''
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** Bob is a pathological liar.
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* '''Parodied:''' Bob vehemently denies burning anything even as he continues to light crattes on fire.

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* '''Parodied:''' Bob vehemently denies burning anything even as he continues to light crattes crates on fire.
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* '''Parodied:''' ???

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* '''Parodied:''' ???Bob vehemently denies burning anything even as he continues to light crattes on fire.
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** Alternately, he says that he didn't do it and, despite the undeniable evidence, Alice believes him.

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