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* MoralMyopia: Someone defends themselves doing bad things while condemning others that do them (especially if they're personally on the receiving end).

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* MoralMyopia: Someone defends themselves doing bad things while condemning others that do them the same things (especially if they're personally on the receiving end).



* OutsideJoke (the joke is only funny if the recipient is myopic or generally unaware of the joke's subject)

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* OutsideJoke (the OriginalPositionFallacy: Somebody supports a position/belief assuming that they'll personally benefit from it, or doesn't think that they'll suffer the consequences of it.
* OutsideJoke: The
joke is only funny if the recipient is myopic or generally unaware of the joke's subject)
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* ObliviouslySuperpowered: A character has powers but isn't aware of them - even while using them.
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* TemporaryBlindness

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* BoyfriendBlockingDad: A father who will instinctively attack anyone whom he feels is getting too close to his daughter.



* BoyfriendBlockingDad: A father who will instinctively attack anyone whom he feels is getting too close to his daughter.
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* OverprotectiveDad: A father who will instinctively attack anyone whom he feels is getting too close to his daughter.

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* OverprotectiveDad: BoyfriendBlockingDad: A father who will instinctively attack anyone whom he feels is getting too close to his daughter.

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* MentallyUnwellSpecialSenses: People with mental problems can see or sense things that others cannot.



* MentallyUnwellSpecialSenses: People with mental problems can see or sense things that others cannot.
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* MentallyUnwellSpecialSenses: People with mental problems can see or sense things that others cannot.
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* ThinkOfTheChildren: An activist demands that the media be sanitized and toned down for the sake of the children, frequently disregarding that the censorship may risk ruining the media for the people who enjoy it or that the media in question wasn't intended for children in the first place.

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* ThinkOfTheChildren: An activist demands that the media be sanitized and toned down for the sake of the children, frequently disregarding that the censorship may risk ruining the media for the people who enjoy it it, that the children's parents should bear responsibility for what kind of content they let their children watch or that the media in question wasn't intended for children in the first place.
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* RashPromise: A character agrees to a promise without much thought towards whether they actually want to do oblige it.

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* RashPromise: A character agrees to a promise without much thought towards whether they actually want to do oblige it.
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* EpiphanicPrison

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* EpiphanicPrisonEpiphanicPrison: A character doesn't escape their confinement simply because they don't think it is possible or necessary.
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* AntiMentor

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* AntiMentorAntiMentor: The one who's supposed to be guiding the youngsters is anything but a reliable source of wisdom.



* AttackAttackAttack

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* AttackAttackAttackAttackAttackAttack: The only move considered in combat is to attack the opponent non-stop.



* CaptainOblivious

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* CaptainObliviousCaptainOblivious: A character is unrealistically unaware of something no matter how many clues to the truth they stumble upon.



* CultureBlind

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* CultureBlindCultureBlind: A person is somehow unaware of their kind's customs.



* DoggedNiceGuy

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* DoggedNiceGuyDoggedNiceGuy: A guy is in love with someone, but their object of affection refuses to reciprocate their attraction.



* FishOutOfWater

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* FishOutOfWaterFishOutOfWater: An outsider who's out of touch with how things are in where they currently reside.



* GenreBlind

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* GenreBlindGenreBlindness: A character makes every mistake done by those in stories similar to their current situation.



* GullibleLemmings
* HeadInTheSandManagement

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* GullibleLemmings
GullibleLemmings: The public are easily deceived by the bad guys.
* HeadInTheSandManagementHeadInTheSandManagement: The one in charge proves to be incompetent due to refusing to acknowledge that a threat is real.



* InspectorOblivious

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* InspectorObliviousInspectorOblivious: A hero who doesn't know that they're stopping the bad guy.
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation

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* AlternateAesopInterpretation
AlternateAesopInterpretation: Having a different interpretation of the work's moral than what the creators intended.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretationAlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Interpreting a character differently than what the creators and the general fandom suggest.



* ApeShallNeverKillApe

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* ApeShallNeverKillApeApeShallNeverKillApe: A violent group draw the line only at killing one of their own.
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* FishOutOfTemporalWater

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* FishOutOfTemporalWaterFishOutOfTemporalWater: Someone from the past or future ends up stuck outside of their proper time period and forced to adjust living there.



* ItsACostumePartyISwear

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* ItsACostumePartyISwearItsACostumePartyISwear: A character mistakenly thinks a party they're invited to is a costume party.



* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife
* KnightTemplar

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* JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife
JaywalkingWillRuinYourLife: Committing a misdemeanor will get you in serious trouble forever.
* KnightTemplarKnightTemplar: A character thinks that noble causes justifies doing heartless and cruel deeds.



* {{Muggles}}
* MyBelovedSmother
* NoPeripheralVision
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace

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* {{Muggles}}
{{Muggles}}: Ordinary people unaffiliated or unaware of the setting's supernatural elements.
* MyBelovedSmother
MyBelovedSmother: A mother is unable to realize when their child doesn't need them.
* NoPeripheralVision
NoPeripheralVision: The only direction looked is straight ahead.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpaceNoSenseOfPersonalSpace: A person doesn't understand when they are invading other people's personal space.



* PaperTiger
* ParentalFavoritism

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* PaperTiger
PaperTiger: A character builds themselves up as tough and formidable, but is in reality a weakling.
* ParentalFavoritismParentalFavoritism: A parent favors one of their children with no regard to how this would affect the other children.



* ThePresentsWereNeverFromSanta

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* ThePresentsWereNeverFromSantaThePresentsWereNeverFromSanta: A character believes their skills and weaknesses to be from outside supernatural forces.



* RashPromise
* RecklessSidekick

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* RashPromise
RashPromise: A character agrees to a promise without much thought towards whether they actually want to do oblige it.
* RecklessSidekickRecklessSidekick: A sidekick who puts themselves in danger due to thinking they know better than their mentor.



* ShippingGoggles
* StrawmanEmotional

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* ShippingGoggles
ShippingGoggles: Audiences see romantic subtext where none was intended.
* StrawmanEmotionalStrawmanEmotional: Emotional people are depicted as irrational.



* StrawVulcan
* TautologicalTemplar
* TheoryTunnelVision

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* StrawVulcan
StrawVulcan: A person who sees emotions as being more trouble than they are worth.
* TautologicalTemplar
TautologicalTemplar: A person thinks they're the good guy and that therefore everything they do is in the right.
* TheoryTunnelVisionTheoryTunnelVision: A person filters the information given to them to suit their view of the world.



* TwistingTheWords

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* TwistingTheWordsTwistingTheWords: A person gets in trouble because of someone else using a twisted interpretation of what they just said.



* ViewersAreGeniuses

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* ViewersAreGeniusesViewersAreGeniuses: Not bothering to explain something to the audience under the assumption that they can figure it out themselves.



* WindmillPolitical

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* WindmillPoliticalWindmillPolitical: Activists rail against a non-existent political threat.



* WrongGenreSavvy

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* WrongGenreSavvyWrongGenreSavvy: A character thinks they know what needs to be done from their familiarity with works of fiction similar to the kind of situation they are currently in, but are foiled due to having the wrong interpretation of what kind of story they're in.



* AllTherapistsAreMuggles

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* AllTherapistsAreMugglesAllTherapistsAreMuggles: A super-powered being can't get the professional help they need because they can only find therapists who are normal people.
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* TooDumbToLive

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* TooDumbToLiveTooDumbToLive: A character is too stupid to know when certain actions they take are hazardous or lethal.
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* ThinkOfTheChildren: An activist demands that the media be sanitized and toned down for the sake of the children, frequently disregarding that the censorship may risk ruining the media for the people who enjoy it or that the media in question wasn't intended for children in the first place.
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* SelectiveEnforcement: Two (or more) people do the same wrong thing, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin but only one gets punished over it]].

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* SelectiveEnforcement: Two (or more) people do the same wrong thing, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin but only one gets is immediately punished over it]].



* TheoryTunnelvision

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* TheoryTunnelvisionTheoryTunnelVision
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* SelectiveEnforcement

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* SelectiveEnforcementSelectiveEnforcement: Two (or more) people do the same wrong thing, [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin but only one gets punished over it]].
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* TheDissenterIsAlwaysRight
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* MoralDissonance: The hero does something that contradicts their stated moral code and no one comments on it in-universe.
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* RashPromise
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: A specific entity can only be seen by a specific person or few.

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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind: A specific entity can only be seen by a specific person or few.certain someone.
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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlind

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* ByTheEyesOfTheBlindByTheEyesOfTheBlind: A specific entity can only be seen by a specific person or few.
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* EasilySwayedPopulation: A population that is easily convinced.
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* MoralDissonance: The hero does something that contraducts their stated moral code and no one comments on it in-universe.

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* MoralDissonance: The hero does something that contraducts contradicts their stated moral code and no one comments on it in-universe.
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* AgentMulder
* AgentScully

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* AgentMulder
AgentMulder: A character who believes mysteries have a paranormal explanation, even if there are more mundane or scientific explanations.
* AgentScullyAgentScully: A character who believes mysteries always have a rational, scientific explanation, even if there's evidence of a paranormal explanation.



* BlackAndWhiteInsanity
* BlindObedience
* BoomerangBigot (when it results from myopic perspectives)

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* BlackAndWhiteInsanity
BlackAndWhiteInsanity: A character who takes BlackAndWhiteMorality to the extreme; they believe something is either good or bad, with nothing inbetween.
* BlindObedience
BlindObedience: Unquestionly obeying your superior no matter what they demand of you.
* BoomerangBigot BoomerangBigot: A person who is knowingly part of a group they despise (when it results from myopic perspectives)



* CategoryTraitor

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* CategoryTraitorCategoryTraitor: The belief that doing or liking something outside a group you belong to makes you a 'traitor' to that group.



* MoralDissonance
* MoralMyopia

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* MoralDissonance
MoralDissonance: The hero does something that contraducts their stated moral code and no one comments on it in-universe.
* MoralMyopiaMoralMyopia: Someone defends themselves doing bad things while condemning others that do them (especially if they're personally on the receiving end).



* RevengeMyopia

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* RevengeMyopiaRevengeMyopia: Someone seeks revenge on a person who didn't actually hurt them or their loved ones out of malice (e.g. it was accident or self-defense).
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* PrinciplesZealot
* ProtagonistCenteredMorality

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* PrinciplesZealot
PrinciplesZealot: Someone insists on sticking to their principles, no matter what inconvenience or problems may result from doing so.
* ProtagonistCenteredMoralityProtagonistCenteredMorality: The morality of an action is determined not by the action itself, but by whether or not the protagonist did it or by how it affects the protagonist.



* RichInDollarsPoorInSense

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* RichInDollarsPoorInSenseRichInDollarsPoorInSense: A wealthy person lacks common sense because of their sheltered and pampered lifestyle.
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* FantasyForbiddingFather: A parent strongly dislikes their child pursuing their dreams.

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* FantasyForbiddingFather: A parent strongly dislikes their child pursuing their dreams.dreams because it clashes with what they see as a path towards a successful future.
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* FantasyForbiddingFather

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* FantasyForbiddingFatherFantasyForbiddingFather: A parent strongly dislikes their child pursuing their dreams.

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* FandomHeresy

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* FandomHeresyEsotericHappyEnding: The creator thinks their story's ending is happy, but the audience only sees a disappointing DownerEnding.
* FandomHeresy: The majority of a fandom get angry over one fan having an unpopular opinion about the franchise.
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* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Someone gets incriminated because no one believes them to be innocent of the accusations aimed at them.

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* ConvictedByPublicOpinion: Someone gets incriminated accused of a crime and everyone assumes the person is guilty just because no one believes them to be innocent of they don't like the accusations aimed at them.person.

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