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* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: People don’t get hurt from falling if they don’t hit the ground.
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* TheWorfEffect: A strong character is defeated for the purpose of showing their opponent’s strength.
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Per TRS, Evil Is Sexy was split between Sexy Villains Chaste Heroes (a non-YMMV trope) and These Tropes Are Evil And Sexy (an index)


* EvilIsSexy: All things being equal, evil characters are sexier.


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* SexyVillainsChasteHeroes: All things being equal, evil characters are sexier than heroic characters.
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* CatharsisFactor: Video game violence relieves stress.


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* StressRelievingGameplay: Video game violence relieves stress.
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* NobodyPoops: Characters are not shown using the bathroom unless it’s relevant to the plot.
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* TheWikiRule: There's a wiki for everything.
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* TheWikiRule: There's a wiki for everything.
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* TheWikiRule: There's a wiki for everything.
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Trivia items are not tropes


* TheWikiRule: There's a wiki for everything.
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHumanWhen: At what point does the value between a human life vs. a non-human life start to get blurry?

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHumanWhen: WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: At what point does the value between a human life vs. a non-human life start to get blurry?
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* WhatMeasureIsANonHumanWhen: At what point does the value between a human life vs. a non-human life start to get blurry?
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* ArkhamsRazor: In fiction, the oddest answer is often the correct one

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* ArkhamsRazor: In fiction, the oddest most outlandish answer is often the correct oneone.



* CentipedesDilemma: Thinking too hard about how to do something makes you worse at it.



* TheChrisCarterEffect: If the fans decide that the writing team will never resolve its plots, then they will probably stop following the work.

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* TheChrisCarterEffect: If the fans decide that the writing team Too many unresolved plots will never resolve its plots, then they will probably stop following push the work.audience away.



* {{MST3K Mantra}}: "It's just a show."

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* {{MST3K Mantra}}: "It's just a show. I should really just relax."



* TheissTitillationTheory: Outfits are sexier if they look like they're going to expose someone.

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* TheissTitillationTheory: Outfits are sexier if they look like they're going The sexiness of an outfit is proportional to expose someone.the possibility of a WardrobeMalfunction.
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* StreisandEffect: Attempting to suppress something only makes it more well-known.
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* PoesLaw: A parody of an extreme view can be indistinguishable from its real expression.

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* PoesLaw: A parody of an extreme view can be indistinguishable from its real expression.expression (and vice versa).
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* HanlonsRazor: Don't assume malice when stupidity is an adequate explanation. The first time.

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* HanlonsRazor: Don't assume malice when stupidity is an adequate explanation. The At least for the first time.

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