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** Alice tries to make sure [[AesopAmnesia Bob ''doesn't'' learn the Aesop]].
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** Alice tries to make sure [[AesopAmnesia Bob ''doesn't'' Bob]] ''[[AesopAmnesia doesn't]]'' [[AesopAmnesia learn the Aesop]].
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* '''Straight''': To teach Bob that DrugsAreBad, Alice threatens to make Bob eat nothing but his DoesNotLikeSpam food for three years if he does not give up drugs.
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* '''Straight''': To teach Bob that DrugsAreBad, Alice threatens to make Bob eat nothing but his DoesNotLikeSpam food [[DoesNotLikeSpam least favorite food]] for three years if he does not give up drugs.
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** Alice tries to make sure [[AesopAmnesia Bob]] ''[[AesopAmnesia doesn't]]'' [[AesopAmnesia learn the Aesop]].
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** Alice tries to make sure [[AesopAmnesia Bob]] ''[[AesopAmnesia doesn't]]'' [[AesopAmnesia Bob ''doesn't'' learn the Aesop]].
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*** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
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*** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
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** To Deconstructed #1: SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
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** To Deconstructed #1: SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.Just because Alice is annoying, [[DontShootTheMessage doesn't mean she's wrong]]. The other characters acknowledge this and learn their lesson.
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** Alice gives up, but then Adam takes over. He gives up when he has no more success than Alice, but then Charlie tries ... and then he quits and Carol takes over ...
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** Alice gives up, but then Adam Charlie takes over. He gives up when he has no more success than Alice, but then Charlie Adam tries ... and then he quits and Carol takes over ...
** It's not the presentation but the example. If Bob is using something with unproven effects, he has PlausibleDeniability as to whether this drug is, in fact, bad. Or if Alice tries to get Bob off drugs by showing him how Betty has a good life without them, Betty might reply cheerfully that she does drugs all the time with [[FunctionalAddict no adverse]], or even ''[[DrugsAreGood beneficial]]'', side effects, causing Alice's statement to come off as a BrokenAesop to Bob.
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** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
** Alice gives Bob many reasons to stop using drugs, both positive and negative, both forceful and persuasive.
** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
** Alice gives Bob many reasons to stop using drugs, both positive and negative, both forceful and persuasive.
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** To Deconstructed #1: SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
** To Deconstructed #2:
*** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
** *** Alice gives Bob many reasons to stop using drugs, both positive and negative, both forceful and persuasive.persuasive.
** To Deconstructed #3: Alice invokes the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle precautionary principle]] to teach Bob the same lesson, or she finds the genuinely drug-free Barb to pull Bob towards clean living.
** To Deconstructed #2:
*** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
** To Deconstructed #3: Alice invokes the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precautionary_principle precautionary principle]] to teach Bob the same lesson, or she finds the genuinely drug-free Barb to pull Bob towards clean living.
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** Alice gives up, but then Charlie takes over. He gives up when he has no more success than Alice, but then Adam tries ... and then he quits and Carol takes over ...
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** Alice gives up, but then Charlie Adam takes over. He gives up when he has no more success than Alice, but then Adam Charlie tries ... and then he quits and Carol takes over ...
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* '''Deconstructed''': The characters find Alice naggy and annoying.
* '''Reconstructed''': SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
* '''Reconstructed''': SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
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* '''Deconstructed''': '''Deconstructed''':
** The characters find Alice naggy and annoying.
** The way Alice tries to teach Bob the lesson carries problems of its own. For example, making him eat only one food for three years will cause nutritional deficiencies sooner or later, leading to, yes, health problems.
*'''Reconstructed''': SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.'''Reconstructed''':
** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
** Alice gives Bob many reasons to stop using drugs, both positive and negative, both forceful and persuasive.
** The characters find Alice naggy and annoying.
** The way Alice tries to teach Bob the lesson carries problems of its own. For example, making him eat only one food for three years will cause nutritional deficiencies sooner or later, leading to, yes, health problems.
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** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
** Alice saves her presentation by showing Bob that drug use is a (loose) UpToEleven cousin of an unbalanced diet.
** Alice gives Bob many reasons to stop using drugs, both positive and negative, both forceful and persuasive.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's ScareEmStraight presentation to Bob goes into excruciating detail about all the possible negative consequences his habit confers, with no sugarcoating. He has nightmares about it for the rest of his life.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Horror''': Alice's ScareEmStraight anti-drug presentation to Bob goes into excruciating but entirely accurate detail about all the possible negative consequences his habit confers, with no sugarcoating. He has nightmares {{nightmare|Fuel}}s about it for the rest of his life.
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* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to make sure [[AesopAmnesia Bob]] ''[[AesopAmnesia doesn't]]'' [[AesopAmnesia learn the Aesop]].
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* '''Inverted''': '''Inverted''':
** Alice tries to make sure [[AesopAmnesia Bob]] ''[[AesopAmnesia doesn't]]'' [[AesopAmnesia learn theAesop]].Aesop]].
** Instead of a stick like a hated food, Alice uses a carrot, like the example of his strong, happy, healthy sister Betty, to teach Bob that DrugsAreBad and that he'll be better off if he stops using them.
** Alice tries to make sure [[AesopAmnesia Bob]] ''[[AesopAmnesia doesn't]]'' [[AesopAmnesia learn the
** Instead of a stick like a hated food, Alice uses a carrot, like the example of his strong, happy, healthy sister Betty, to teach Bob that DrugsAreBad and that he'll be better off if he stops using them.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
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* '''Zig-Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''':
** Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes shedoesn't.doesn't.
** Alice gives up, but then Charlie takes over. He gives up when he has no more success than Alice, but then Adam tries ... and then he quits and Carol takes over ...
** Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she
** Alice gives up, but then Charlie takes over. He gives up when he has no more success than Alice, but then Adam tries ... and then he quits and Carol takes over ...
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** Bob refuses to learn, keeping up doing drugs out of sheer spite, [[UngratefulBastard hurting or killing Alice]] [[DisproportionateRetribution to get her off his back]], or embracing whatever lifestyle Alice forced him into to try to make him change.
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** Bob [[IgnoredAesop refuses to learn, learn]], keeping up doing drugs out of sheer spite, [[UngratefulBastard hurting or killing Alice]] [[DisproportionateRetribution to get her off his back]], or embracing whatever lifestyle Alice forced him into to try to make him change.
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* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's ScareEmStraight presentation to Bob goes into excruciating detail about all the possible negative consequences his habit confers, with no sugarcoating. He has nightmares about it for the rest of his life.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice threatens to make Bob eat a whole lot of the food but not for three years.
* '''Justifed''': The drugs are causing health problems in Bob.
* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to make sure Bob ''doesn't'' learn the Aesop.
* '''Justifed''': The drugs are causing health problems in Bob.
* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to make sure Bob ''doesn't'' learn the Aesop.
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* '''Downplayed''': Alice threatens to make Bob eat a whole lot of the food food, but not for three years.
* '''Justifed''':The drugs are causing Bob is incurring health problems in Bob.
from the drugs.
* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to make sureBob ''doesn't'' [[AesopAmnesia Bob]] ''[[AesopAmnesia doesn't]]'' [[AesopAmnesia learn the Aesop.Aesop]].
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* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to make sure
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** Alice's middle initial is E and last name Sop making her A.E.Sop.
** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with a marble bust of Aesop.
** Bob refuses to stop doing drugs, so Alice pulls her cellphone and calls Aesop himself to come, who proceeds to beat up Bob.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with a marble bust of Aesop.
** Bob refuses to stop doing drugs, so Alice pulls her cellphone and calls Aesop himself to come, who proceeds to beat up Bob.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
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** Alice's middle initial name is E Elizabeth and last name Sop Sop, making her A.E. Sop.
** Alice hits peoplethat who refuse to learn their lesson with a marble bust of Aesop.
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** Bob refuses to stop doing drugs, so Alice pulls her cellphone and calls Aesop himself to come,who and he proceeds to beat up Bob.
*'''Zig Zagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
** Alice hits people
** Bob refuses to stop doing drugs, so Alice pulls her cellphone and calls Aesop himself to come,
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* '''Enforced''': They had to introduce Alice as TheDeterminator and a NiceGirl and throw in AnAesop as well.
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* '''Enforced''': They had to introduce Alice as TheDeterminator a {{Determinator}} and a NiceGirl and throw in AnAesop as well.
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** Bob refuses to learn, keeping up doing drugs out of sheer spite, hurting or killing Alice to get her off his back, or embracing whatever lifestyle Alice forced him into to try to make him change.
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** Bob refuses to learn, keeping up doing drugs out of sheer spite, [[UngratefulBastard hurting or killing Alice Alice]] [[DisproportionateRetribution to get her off his back, back]], or embracing whatever lifestyle Alice forced him into to try to make him change.
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* '''Conversed''': "Wow, that character is the offspring of TheDeterminator and SoapBoxSadie."
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* '''Conversed''': "Wow, that character is the offspring of TheDeterminator the {{Determinator}} and the SoapBoxSadie."
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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice threatens to kill Bob's family if he doesn't learn that DrugsAreBad.
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* '''Played for Drama''': Alice threatens to [[AesopCollateralDamage kill Bob's family family]] if he doesn't learn that DrugsAreBad.DrugsAreBad.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's way of teaching Bob that DrugsAreBad is by giving him a {{narm}}y, {{anvilicious}} ScareEmStraight presentation. He's legitimately terrified but also amused.
* '''Implied''': Bob was hopelessly addicted to one or more substances before he met Alice. Now he knows her and he's clean as a whistle.
* '''Played for Laughs''': Alice's way of teaching Bob that DrugsAreBad is by giving him a {{narm}}y, {{anvilicious}} ScareEmStraight presentation. He's legitimately terrified but also amused.
* '''Implied''': Bob was hopelessly addicted to one or more substances before he met Alice. Now he knows her and he's clean as a whistle.
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* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to make Bob learn anything.
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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
** Alice refuses to make Bob learnanything.anything.
** Bob refuses to learn, keeping up doing drugs out of sheer spite, hurting or killing Alice to get her off his back, or embracing whatever lifestyle Alice forced him into to try to make him change.
** Alice refuses to make Bob learn
** Bob refuses to learn, keeping up doing drugs out of sheer spite, hurting or killing Alice to get her off his back, or embracing whatever lifestyle Alice forced him into to try to make him change.
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** Bob refuses to stop doing drugs, so Alice pulls her cellphone and calls Aesop himself to come, who proceeds to beat up Bob.
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** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with an marble bust of Aesop.
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** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with an a marble bust of Aesop.
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** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with an ancient marble bust of Aesop.
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** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with an ancient marble bust of Aesop.
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** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with a bust of Aesop.
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** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with a an ancient marble bust of Aesop.
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* '''Parodied''': Alice's middle initial is E and last name Sop making her A.E.Sop.
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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
** Alice's middle initial is E and last name Sop making her A.E.Sop.Sop.
** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with a bust of Aesop.
** Alice's middle initial is E and last name Sop making her A.E.
** Alice hits people that refuse to learn their lesson with a bust of Aesop.
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* '''Zigzagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
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* '''Zigzagged''': '''Zig Zagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
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'''Basic Trope''': A character makes sure another one learns AnAesop.
* '''Straight''': To teach Bob that DrugsAreBad, Alice threatens to make Bob eat nothing but his DoesNotLikeSpam food for three years if he does not give up drugs.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice threatens to kill Bob if he does not give up drugs.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice threatens to make Bob eat a whole lot of the food but not for three years.
* '''Justifed''': The drugs are causing health problems in Bob.
* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to make sure Bob ''doesn't'' learn the Aesop.
* '''Subverted''': She gives up.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then Charlie takes over.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's middle initial is E and last name Sop making her A.E.Sop.
* '''Zigzagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
* '''Averted''': There are no Aesops or no pressure to learn them by other characters.
* '''Enforced''': They had to introduce Alice as TheDeterminator and a NiceGirl and throw in AnAesop as well.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I will stop at nothing to make sure Bob learns that DrugsAreBad!"
* '''Invoked''': Charlie recruits Alice to the official position of Aesop Enforcer at Morals 'R' Us.
* '''Exploited''': Bob would be TooDumbToLive if it weren't for Alice.
* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to make Bob learn anything.
* '''Discussed''': "Wow, Alice sure is determined to make sure Bob learns the moral of the week."
* '''Conversed''': "Wow, that character is the offspring of TheDeterminator and SoapBoxSadie."
* '''Deconstructed''': The characters find Alice naggy and annoying.
* '''Reconstructed''': SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice threatens to kill Bob's family if he doesn't learn that DrugsAreBad.
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* '''Straight''': To teach Bob that DrugsAreBad, Alice threatens to make Bob eat nothing but his DoesNotLikeSpam food for three years if he does not give up drugs.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice threatens to kill Bob if he does not give up drugs.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice threatens to make Bob eat a whole lot of the food but not for three years.
* '''Justifed''': The drugs are causing health problems in Bob.
* '''Inverted''': Alice tries to make sure Bob ''doesn't'' learn the Aesop.
* '''Subverted''': She gives up.
* '''Double Subverted''': But then Charlie takes over.
* '''Parodied''': Alice's middle initial is E and last name Sop making her A.E.Sop.
* '''Zigzagged''': Sometimes Alice tries to push Bob to give up drugs. Sometimes she doesn't.
* '''Averted''': There are no Aesops or no pressure to learn them by other characters.
* '''Enforced''': They had to introduce Alice as TheDeterminator and a NiceGirl and throw in AnAesop as well.
* '''Lampshaded''': "I will stop at nothing to make sure Bob learns that DrugsAreBad!"
* '''Invoked''': Charlie recruits Alice to the official position of Aesop Enforcer at Morals 'R' Us.
* '''Exploited''': Bob would be TooDumbToLive if it weren't for Alice.
* '''Defied''': Alice refuses to make Bob learn anything.
* '''Discussed''': "Wow, Alice sure is determined to make sure Bob learns the moral of the week."
* '''Conversed''': "Wow, that character is the offspring of TheDeterminator and SoapBoxSadie."
* '''Deconstructed''': The characters find Alice naggy and annoying.
* '''Reconstructed''': SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped.
* '''Played for Drama''': Alice threatens to kill Bob's family if he doesn't learn that DrugsAreBad.
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