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* '''Deconstructed''': A single speech, no matter how motivational and touching, isn't enough to change members who are too stubborn or too cynical to care. The speech also doesn't offer a solution to the problem at hand and even if Colonel Bob's soldiers are fired up by it, they are still unable to come up with a plan to get out of their dire situation, thus making the speech useless.

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single speech, no matter how motivational and touching, isn't enough to change members who are too stubborn or too cynical to care. The speech also doesn't offer a solution to the problem at hand and even if Colonel Bob's soldiers are fired up by it, they are still unable to come up with a plan to get out of their dire situation, thus making the speech useless.useless.
**Colonel's Bob speech is labeled as a propaganda by even his troops, so much that they refuse to believe him, no matter how motivating or touching his speeches are.
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* '''Justified:''' Colonel Bob is leading an all-or-nothing fight, so he needs his troops to fight properly lest his efforts to defeat his enemy are [[AllforNothing rendered moot]].

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* '''Justified:''' Colonel Bob is leading an all-or-nothing fight, so he needs his troops to fight properly lest his efforts to defeat his repel the enemy are [[AllforNothing rendered moot]].



* '''Reconstructed''': It wasn't until Colonel Bob gives his troops a "WithUsOrAgainstUs" ultimatum that they finally decide to fight.

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* '''Reconstructed''': It wasn't until Colonel Bob gives his troops a "WithUsOrAgainstUs" ultimatum that they finally decide to fight.fight back against the enemy.

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*'''Justified:''' Colonel Bob is leading an all-or-nothing fight, so he needs his troops to fight properly lest his efforts to defeat his enemy are [[AllforNothing rendered moot]].
* '''Inverted''': TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.



* '''Inverted''': TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
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** Colonel Bob gives an over-the-top, cliche-ridden speech.

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** Colonel Bob gives an over-the-top, cliche-ridden cliché-ridden speech.



* '''Defied''': ???

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* '''Defied''': ???Colonel Bob knows that his troops won't be motivated from his speeches, so he decides to let them have it their way.
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* '''Decontructed''': A single speech, no matter how motivational and touching, isn't enough to change members who are too stubborn or too cynical to care. The speech also doesn't offer a solution to the problem at hand and even if Colonel Bob's soldiers are fired up by it, they are still unable to come up with a plan to get out of their dire situation, thus making the speech useless.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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* '''Decontructed''': '''Deconstructed''': A single speech, no matter how motivational and touching, isn't enough to change members who are too stubborn or too cynical to care. The speech also doesn't offer a solution to the problem at hand and even if Colonel Bob's soldiers are fired up by it, they are still unable to come up with a plan to get out of their dire situation, thus making the speech useless.
* '''Reconstructed''': ???It wasn't until Colonel Bob gives his troops a "WithUsOrAgainstUs" ultimatum that they finally decide to fight.



Stand up and face your enemies with grace and courage! Then go back to TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

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Stand up and face your enemies with grace and courage! Then go back to TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.RousingSpeech.

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* '''Double Subverted''': One of the troops then asks, "Wait a minute, did you say, '[insert important detail here]?'" Only then do they decide to go with the flow.
* '''Inverted''': See TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

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* '''Double Subverted''': One of the troops then asks, "Wait a minute, did you say, '[insert important detail here]?'" the enemies have let their guard down and are all resting? This is the perfect chance to counterattack! Let's go.'" Only then do they decide to go with the flow.
* '''Inverted''': See TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.



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* '''Enforced''': "Let's make a badass scene where Colonel Bob delivers a stirring speech with some amazing background music!"



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* '''Invoked''':
'''Invoked''': ???
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'''Exploited''': Colonel Bob knows that awesome speeches work all the time on his army so he frequently gives such speeches to make them get back to work and stop slacking or complaining.
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'''Implied''': Colonel Bob says something we don't hear but his soldiers are motivated and in high spirits afterward.
* '''Decontructed''':
'''Decontructed''': A single speech, no matter how motivational and touching, isn't enough to change members who are too stubborn or too cynical to care. The speech also doesn't offer a solution to the problem at hand and even if Colonel Bob's soldiers are fired up by it, they are still unable to come up with a plan to get out of their dire situation, thus making the speech useless.
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* '''Played For Drama''':

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Stand up and face your enemies with grace and courage! Then go back to TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.
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* '''Parodied''': Colonel Bob gives an over-the-top, cliche-ridden speech.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Colonel Bob gives an over-the-top, cliche-ridden speech.speech.
** Colonel Bob finishes his speech to rapturous applause, only for his assistant to signal that he still has three minutes left, forcing him to ramble on to fill the time.
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* '''Parodied''':

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* '''Parodied''': Colonel Bob gives an over-the-top, cliche-ridden speech.
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* '''Lampshaded''':

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* '''Lampshaded''': “ThisIsThePartWhere the colonel fires us up with a speech.”
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* '''Played For Laughs''':

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* '''Played For Laughs''':Laughs''': Colonel Bob gives a speech that clearly shouldn't motivate his troops, or might not even be relevant, but his troops act seriously motivated anyway.
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* '''Averted''':

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* '''Averted''': Colonel Bob neither has a speech prepared nor can think of one.
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* '''Zig Zagged''':

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Colonel Bob starts his speech, but then can't think of or remember what to say next, so he cuts it off there and the troops resign themselves. Then it comes to him and he resumes motivating his troops, only to again forget what to say next, prompting the troops to resign themselves again. Finally, he gets in the rest of his speech, and the troops follow him into battle.
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* '''Inverted''': See TheReasonYouSuckSpeech.

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* '''Double Subverted''': One of the troops then asks, "Wait a minute, did you say, '[insert important detail here]?'" Only then do they decide to go with the flow.

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* '''Double Subverted''': One of the troops then asks, "Wait a minute, did you say, '[insert important detail here]?'" Only then do they decide to go with the flow.flow.
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'''Basic Trope'''

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'''Basic Trope'''Trope''': A character gives a (usually) spur-of-the-moment speech that catches the attention of others and convinces them to go with the flow.
*'''Straight''': Colonel Bob rallies his troops together to plot a counterattack against their enemies.
*'''Exaggerated''': Colonel Bob uses a megaphone to rally his troops, but is loud enough to attract the attention of squirrels and other wildlife who also volunteer.
*'''Downplayed''': While Colonel Bob intends to rally his troops together, he gives a speech that sounds rousing in his words, but not his voice, which sounds downright dull.
*'''Subverted''': After Colonel Bob gives his speech, his troops just resign themselves entirely.
*'''Double Subverted''': One of the troops then asks, "Wait a minute, did you say, '[insert important detail here]?'" Only then do they decide to go with the flow.
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