The title works because it's a pre-existing term. You're right though, it's a hard one to figure out a redirect for.
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edited 14th Dec '10 2:12:00 PM by Ghilz
^For that last one, I'd just say Emergency Bluff.
Fake Emergency Bluff sounds like it's running into double negative territory.
edited 14th Dec '10 2:14:36 PM by SeanMurrayI
Emergency Bluff is pretty good.
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Sounds like a bluff you'd make in an emergency, though.
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Yeah, it sounds like a bluff you use in emergencies, not that the emergency itself is a bluff.
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It looks like somebody went ahead and made Emergency Bluff... except, they just copy-pasted the old text into it, instead of making it a redirect. Since they'd already made the page, I changed it to a redirect.
Kaosubaloo
Bumping this and suggesting Fake Emergency?
edited 24th Mar '11 10:54:36 AM by Kaosubaloo
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I thought it didn't have to be an emergency, though. In fact, an emergency is just one of many situations in which it may be used.
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Bump
Also, how 'bout "Trust Me, I'm Acting Like a Doctor"?
edited 16th Apr '11 8:42:08 PM by Coniuratos
^ Ooh, I like Refuge In Authority.
Funnily enough, this is a bit like the recent discussion of A.I. Is a Crapshoot in that the examples, while largely coherent, do not agree with the trope description (and neither does the page quote) - as implied by the redirect Emergency Bluff, the trope as described is "faking an emergency in order to get people to do what you want", but in practice, it's "feigning authority in order to get people to do what you want".
Overall, the two principles can be combined into one: "assault someone with the notion that they should follow your instructions and they will do so without question."
Mind, Refuge In Authority doesn't touch upon the fact that said notion is based on false premises. But it does nicely outline the trope.
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It sounds a lot like Refuge in Audacity, which is a related trope.
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I dunno. What if it's a too-similar-snowclone?
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edited 6th May '11 6:19:42 PM by piearty
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So, anything else?
edited 6th May '11 7:35:14 PM by chihuahua0
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"Refuge in Authority" seems like a variation of "Do what I say because I'm in charge" instead of "I'll act like I'm in charge for people that just go with stuff like that".
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Just chiming in ... how about "Authority Imposture"?
edited 10th May '11 3:10:29 AM by LordGro
Let's just say and leave it at that.
honestly from all the tropes i've seen this is the hardest one to automatically understand from the title. as there are no redirect whatsoever (and as far as i can tell the title works, it's always used without misunderstanding that trope) i have to ask which Redirect would you suggest (yes, i know they are free but i cannot think of anything)
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