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Author: WeAreAllKosh

Nov 24th 2012 at 4:03:22 AM

Actually the Bond example is related to FramingTheGuiltyParty--in this case, framing a [[TheDragon Dragon]] or other targeted henchman (who's done plenty of other evil stuff) in the eyes of his BadBoss, so a sort of variation of category 1. Also a form of DivideAndConquer.

I guess this trope is related to the ''method'' (doing the seeming impossible to exploit disbelief) rather than the overall ends, because the ends in the two examples differ considerably. The ''{{Dark Knight}}'' example also involves doing the impossible, but this time for no specific purpose of framing (Batman does what he does all the time)--rather, pointing out to someone that they won't be believed if they spill the beans on it, so they might as well not bother.

The only things that relate the two examples are: a) doing the seeming impossible, and b) relying on the fact that any witness to it won't be believed. Which may make a good trope in and of itself. Would GoAheadCassandra be an acceptable title (since, while in dialogue-type language, this is something that at least to my knowledge was never a line actually ''used'' in a work), or does "stock phrase" mean ''anything'' that sounds like it ''could'' be dialogue?