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* '''Exaggerated''': Alice manages to fool the entire cast, and has managed to trick Bob into believing his name isn't even Bob.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice tells the truth most of the time, but when she does lie, it's impossible to tell.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Alice manages to fool the entire cast, and has managed to trick Bob into believing his name isn't even Bob.
** Alice literally has superpowers that force everyone to believe everything she says.
* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Alice tells the truth most of the time, but when she does lie, it's impossible to tell.



** Alice can look people in the eye and lie with zero discomfort. However, some people can still catch on to what she says.



* '''Subverted''': Alice shows above average intelligence and is skilled in [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]] but isn't good at lying.
* '''Double Subverted''': Alice is a smart girl that isn't good at lying, but it turns out she was lying when she told Bob she was bad at lying.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Alice shows above average intelligence and is skilled in [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]] but isn't good at lying.
** Alice brags about her lying skills, but then during an important, tense situation, her lies fail.
* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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Alice is a smart girl that isn't good at lying, but it turns out she was lying when she told Bob she was bad at lying.lying.
** It turns out Alice actually intentionally sabotaged her friends' plans as part of a complicated scheme that involved many well-crafted lies.



* '''Implied:''': Alice says a lot of crazy things with complete seriousness, and everyone believes her. They turn out to be false, but it's not clear if Alice was lying or if she's just a persuasive CloudCuckoolander.



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* '''Played For Drama''': Alice cannot tell the truth, even when she wants to. She lives a lonely, sad life.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Drama''':
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Alice cannot tell the truth, even when she wants to. She lives a lonely, sad life.
** Alice develops a bad rep and a trail of angry people who discovered her lies. And she eventually runs into someone with a BerserkButton of being lied to. It's not going to end well.
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* '''Inverted''': BadLiar.

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* '''Inverted''': BadLiar.CassandraTruth.
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** Alice never technically lies, but does [[MetaphoricallyTrue manipulate the truth in a way to her advantage]].
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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Alice says, "I am a fifty-foot tall purple platypus bear with silver horns and wings" and is believed.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Alice says, "I am a fifty-foot four-hundred-foot tall purple platypus bear with silver pink horns and wings" silver wings." and is believed.]]
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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Alice says, "I am a fifty-foot tall purple platypus bear with silver horns and wings, and is believed.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Alice says, "I am a fifty-foot tall purple platypus bear with silver horns and wings, wings" and is believed.]]
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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ Series/AvatarTheLastAirbender Alice says, "I am a fifty-foot tall purple platypus bear with silver horns and wings, and is believed.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ Series/AvatarTheLastAirbender [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Alice says, "I am a fifty-foot tall purple platypus bear with silver horns and wings, and is believed.]]

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* '''Played For Laughs''': [[ Series/AvatarTheLastAirbender Alice says, "I am a fifty-foot tall purple platypus bear with silver horns and wings, and is believed.]]
* '''Played For Drama''': Alice cannot tell the truth, even when she wants to. She lives a lonely, sad life.



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* '''Reconstructed''': Her lie is comforting, but the fact that she has to do it to a child makes Alice feel guilty about it... and so, when asked later to confirm her lie, she can't bring herself to do it.



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* '''Straight''': Bob is capable of fooling an actual lie detector.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob manages to fool the entire cast, and has managed to trick Alice into believing her name isn't even Alice.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob tells the truth most of the time, but when he does lie, it's impossible to tell.

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* '''Straight''': Bob Alice is capable of fooling an actual lie detector.
detector.
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob Alice manages to fool the entire cast, and has managed to trick Alice Bob into believing her his name isn't even Alice.
Bob.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob Alice tells the truth most of the time, but when he she does lie, it's impossible to tell. tell.



** Bob has spent his whole life practicing lying.
** Bob is SurroundedByIdiots that believe anything he says.
* '''Inverted''': BadLiar
* '''Subverted''': Bob shows above average intelligence and is skilled in [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]] but isn't good at lying.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob is a smart guy that isn't good at lying, but it turns out he was lying when he told Alice he was bad at lying.
* '''Parodied''': Bob says the exact opposite of what he means in every sentence he says, [[LogicBomb even when he asks a question]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob lies all the time. But wait, it turns out everyone else was wrong about everything he ever said. Except actually, Bob just made them think that. But that wasn't really Bob! Or was it?
* '''Averted''': Bob isn't very good at lying, but isn't bad either.

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** Bob Alice has spent his her whole life practicing lying.
lying.
** Bob Alice is SurroundedByIdiots that believe anything he says.
she says.
* '''Inverted''': BadLiar
BadLiar.
* '''Subverted''': Bob Alice shows above average intelligence and is skilled in [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]] but isn't good at lying.
* '''Double Subverted''': Bob Alice is a smart guy girl that isn't good at lying, but it turns out he she was lying when he she told Alice he Bob she was bad at lying.
* '''Parodied''': Bob Alice says the exact opposite of what he she means in every sentence he she says, [[LogicBomb even when he she asks a question]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob Alice lies all the time. But wait, it turns out everyone else was wrong about everything he she ever said. Except actually, Bob Alice just made them think that. But that wasn't really Bob! Alice! Or was it?
* '''Averted''': Bob Alice isn't very good at lying, but isn't bad either. either.



* '''Exploited''': Alice use Bob's constant lying to get him into serious trouble.

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* '''Exploited''': Alice Bob use Bob's Alice's constant lying to get him her into serious trouble.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has to tell an AwfulTruth to a [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent child]]. Sure, the child will cry, but not doing it equals to cross the MoralEventHorizon for Bob, so Bob, knowing BrutalHonesty is the right thing to do, goes to the child and... lies. Because he is a ConsummateLiar, this is inevitable for him.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob Alice has to tell an AwfulTruth to a [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent child]]. Sure, the child will cry, but not doing it equals to cross the MoralEventHorizon for Bob, Alice, so Bob, Alice, knowing BrutalHonesty is the right thing to do, goes to the child and... lies. Because he she is a ConsummateLiar, this is inevitable for him.her.


* '''Parodied''': Bob can't lie, so he uses BrutalHonesty all the time, even when commenting on someone's looks.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': Bob can't lie, so he uses BrutalHonesty all says the time, exact opposite of what he means in every sentence he says, [[LogicBomb even when commenting on someone's looks.
he asks a question]].
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???Bob lies all the time. But wait, it turns out everyone else was wrong about everything he ever said. Except actually, Bob just made them think that. But that wasn't really Bob! Or was it?



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* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Invoked''': ???
Dr. von {{Uberwald}} creates a creature that is exactly like a human, apart from the fact that it phsyically cannot tell the truth.
* '''Exploited''': ???
Alice use Bob's constant lying to get him into serious trouble.
* '''Defied''': ???
"Yeah, I thought but always lying, but that's too much effort really."
* '''Discussed''': ???
"I'm glad I'm not one of those people who always lie!"
* '''Conversed''': ???"No-one lies that much!"
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???Bob tells the truth most of the time, but when he does lie, it's impossible to tell.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has to tell an AwfulTruth to a [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent child]]. Sure, the child will cry, but not doing it equals to cross the MoralEventHorizon for Bob, so Bob, knowing telling the truth is the right thing to do, goes to the child and... lies. Because he is a ConsummateLiar, this is inevitable for him.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has to tell an AwfulTruth to a [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent child]]. Sure, the child will cry, but not doing it equals to cross the MoralEventHorizon for Bob, so Bob, knowing telling the truth BrutalHonesty is the right thing to do, goes to the child and... lies. Because he is a ConsummateLiar, this is inevitable for him.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has to tell an AwfulTruth to a [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent child]]. Sure, the child will cry, but not doing it equals to cross the MoralEventHorizon for Bob, so Bob, knowing telling the truth is the right thing to do, goes to the child and... lies. Because he is a ConsummatedLiar, this is the ''easier'' option.

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has to tell an AwfulTruth to a [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent child]]. Sure, the child will cry, but not doing it equals to cross the MoralEventHorizon for Bob, so Bob, knowing telling the truth is the right thing to do, goes to the child and... lies. Because he is a ConsummatedLiar, ConsummateLiar, this is the ''easier'' option.inevitable for him.
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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob has to tell an AwfulTruth to a [[ChildrenAreInnocent innocent child]]. Sure, the child will cry, but not doing it equals to cross the MoralEventHorizon for Bob, so Bob, knowing telling the truth is the right thing to do, goes to the child and... lies. Because he is a ConsummatedLiar, this is the ''easier'' option.

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* '''Enforced''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???'''Enforced''':
** "We need someone to fool [[WideEyedIdealist the protagonist]] constantly."
** "We need someone to make sure the plot line stays hidden."



* '''Invoked''':
*** "We need someone to fool [[WideEyedIdealist the protagonist]] constantly."
*** "We need someone to make sure the plot line stays hidden."

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* '''Invoked''':
*** "We need someone to fool [[WideEyedIdealist the protagonist]] constantly."
*** "We need someone to make sure the plot line stays hidden."
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* '''Straight''': ???

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* '''Straight''': ??? Bob is capable of fooling an actual lie detector.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"You managed to actually make someone believe ''that''?!"
* '''Invoked''': ???'''Invoked''':
*** "We need someone to fool [[WideEyedIdealist the protagonist]] constantly."
*** "We need someone to make sure the plot line stays hidden."

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* '''Justified''': Bob has spent his whole life practicing lying.
*** Bob is SurroundedByIdiots that believe anything he says.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob has spent his whole life practicing lying.
*** ** Bob is SurroundedByIdiots that believe anything he says.



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Back to ConsumnateLiar...or could that be a lie?

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Back to ConsumnateLiar...ConsummateLiar ...or could that be a lie?
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* '''Inverted''': Badliar
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': Badliar
BadLiar
* '''Subverted''': ???
Bob shows above average intelligence and is skilled in [[ManipulativeBastard manipulating others]] but isn't good at lying.
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
Bob is a smart guy that isn't good at lying, but it turns out he was lying when he told Alice he was bad at lying.
* '''Parodied''': ???Bob can't lie, so he uses BrutalHonesty all the time, even when commenting on someone's looks.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character is extremely skilled at hiding the truth.
* '''Straight''': ???
* '''Exaggerated''': Bob manages to fool the entire cast, and has managed to trick Alice into believing her name isn't even Alice.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': Bob has spent his whole life practicing lying.
*** Bob is SurroundedByIdiots that believe anything he says.
* '''Inverted''': Badliar
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob isn't very good at lying, but isn't bad either.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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