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** "{{Convers|ationalTroping}}ed" does not mean "{{Discussed|Trope}}" or "a reply to Discussed" -- ''conversed'' means talking about a trope in [[ShowWithinAShow another work]], and ''discussed'' means having a character explicitly discuss the trope in GenreSavvy way in a situation in which it would normally appear.

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** "Deconstructed" vs. "Played for Drama": A {{Deconstruction}} does not necessarily mean that the trope is darker or more dramatic than usual. PlayedForDrama just means that the trope is used in a serious or dramatic way. A Deconstruction ''takes the trope apart'' and uses it in a more realistic way, showing the consequences that it would have in RealLife. In short, Deconstructed basically means "Played for Realism". However, it is common for them to overlap, as most tropes would have negative consequences.

** "DanBrowned" (Since this means that so-called "facts" are riddled with glaring errors, you may be tempted to use this to mean "the trope is used in a scientifically impossible way". However, this is incorrect; [[DanBrowned Dan Browning]] is a trope, and not a way to play with tropes. In fiction, there is no such thing as an impossibility. Many tropes are impossible in RealLife anyway.)
** "Flanderized" (Like [[DanBrowned Dan Browning]], {{Flanderization}} is itself a trope. If a trope is gradually played up from Straight to Exaggerated, it falls under Zig Zagged.)

** "Justified" vs. "Enforced": A JustifiedTrope is specifically defined as '''InUniverse'''. That means the writers made a logical InUniverse reason for the trope to occur in the setting, not that [[HandWave meta-reasons]] make it a good choice to make it happen. (If it's a realistic trope, the Justification can be as simple as "TruthInTelevision".) If the writers ''have'' to use a trope because of ExecutiveMeddling, [[CensorshipTropes censorship]], [[NecessaryWeasel requirements of the genre]], or other external expectations or obligations, this is an EnforcedTrope. Remember that [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools Tropes Are Not Bad]], and a Justification isn't necessarily good.

** "NecessaryWeasel" (A NecessaryWeasel is a trope that is required for the genre. It would fall under "Enforced".)

*** "Exaggerated" is an [[UpToEleven extreme or over-the-top]] manifestation of the trope, but may still be played straight or taken entirely seriously. (It helps get the point across if your exaggerated examples are serious.)

** "UpToEleven" (There is no limit to how much you can exaggerate a trope, so there is no impossible.)

** "Invoked" vs. "Exploited": An ExploitedTrope is when a GenreSavvy character can predict that the trope will be in effect, or knows that a trope is already in effect, and adjusts his/her behavior accordingly. An InvokedTrope is when the character is even more pro-active and ''attempts to cause the trope to occur''.

** "Averted" vs. "Defied": An AvertedTrope, as noted above, is one that the writer simply fails to include. A DefiedTrope occurs when a GenreSavvy character goes out of his/her way to ensure the trope's absence. The reverse assumption is also possible: "Defied" means the trope is prevented by the characters, not the writers or executives. In other works, it's the inversion of {{Invoked|Trope}}, not {{Enforced|Trope}}. If something in RealLife (e.g. ExecutiveMeddling) [[RealLifeWritesThePlot prevents the writer from using the trope]], or if the writer intentionally excludes a trope that he/she could use, it's still simply Averted.

* Go ahead and list as many transformations as you can. If you can't think up a good example, go ahead and leave an entry blank. Administrivia/WikiMagic will bring examples. Please don't insert a placeholder like (???) or (needs example)

* Go ahead and list as many transformations as you can. If you can't think up a good example, go ahead and leave an entry blank. The WikiMagic will bring examples. Please don't insert a placeholder like (???) or (needs example)

** "Justified" vs. "Enforced": A JustifiedTrope is specifically defined as '''InUniverse'''. That means the writers made a logical InUniverse reason for the trope to occur in the setting, not that [[HandWave meta-reasons]] make it a good choice to make it happen. (If it's a realistic trope, the Justification can be as simple as "TruthInTelevision".) If the writers ''have'' to use a trope because of ExecutiveMeddling, [[CensorshipTropes censorship]], [[NecessaryWeasel requirements of the genre]], or other external expectations or obligations, this is an EnforcedTrope. Remember that [[TropesAreTools Tropes Are Not Bad]], and a Justification isn't necessarily good.