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** Bob's reaction wasn't intelligent, but [[BehavioralConditioning Pavlovian]].

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** Bob's reaction wasn't intelligent, but [[BehavioralConditioning Pavlovian]].[[note]][[NeverRecycleYourSchemes seems like Alice used this trick too often]][[/note]]

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* '''Subverted''': Bob was joking about seeing through her tricks.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob was joking about seeing through her tricks.tricks.
** Bob's reaction wasn't intelligent, but [[BehavioralConditioning Pavlovian]].
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** Bob is [[TooDumbToFool too dumb to be fooled]] by this [[ComplexityAddiction overcomplicated con cooked up by Alice]].
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** Bob is in the middle of going from a Ditz to a legitimately smart person.

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* '''Justified''': Bob [[ObfuscatingStupidity isn't actually that stupid]]
** Or, Bob is [[SmarterThanYouLook smarter than he looks]].

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob [[ObfuscatingStupidity isn't actually that stupid]]
stupid]].
** Or, Bob is [[SmarterThanYouLook smarter than he looks]].

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* '''Justified''': Bob [[ObfuscatingStupidity isn't actually that stupid.]]

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* '''Justified''': Bob [[ObfuscatingStupidity isn't actually that stupid.]] stupid]]
** Or, Bob is [[SmarterThanYouLook smarter than he looks]].

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob sees though Alice's tricks, but he was joking. But he sees through Claire's tricks. Oh wait, he was kidding about that too. But Bob makes up a theory rivaling Einstein's theory of relativity.

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* '''Zig-Zagged''': '''Zig Zagged''': Bob sees though Alice's tricks, but he was joking. But he sees through Claire's tricks. Oh wait, he was kidding about that too. But Bob makes up a theory rivaling Einstein's theory of relativity.



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* '''Reconstructed''': ???



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'''Basic Trope''': A previously dumb character suddenly gets smart when the plot demands it, even when it contradicts previously established characterization.
* '''Straight''': Bob, TheDitz, suddenly sees through [[TheTrickster Alice's]] tricks.
* '''Exaggerated''': [[TooDumbToLive Bob]] suddenly becomes smarter than Einstein and comes up with a completely valid scientific theory.
* '''Downplayed''': Bob, who is somewhat of an idiot, makes a clever choice.
* '''Justified''': Bob [[ObfuscatingStupidity isn't actually that stupid.]]
* '''Inverted''': IdiotBall
* '''Subverted''': Bob was joking about seeing through her tricks.
* '''Double Subverted''': ...instead he sees through Claire's tricks.
* '''Parodied''':
**A literal Smart Ball hits Bob in the head when he sees through Alice's tricks.
**Alternatively, the Smart Ball lands in Bob's hands when he sees through Alice's tricks.
* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob sees though Alice's tricks, but he was joking. But he sees through Claire's tricks. Oh wait, he was kidding about that too. But Bob makes up a theory rivaling Einstein's theory of relativity.
* '''Averted''': Bob does not suddenly become smarter.
* '''Enforced''': "I know that Bob's supposed to be an idiot, but we need somebody to see through Alice's tricks. Let's hand Bob the Smart Ball."
* '''Lampshaded''': "Did Bob just see through Alice's tricks?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob notices a pattern in Alice's tricks.
* '''Exploited''': Bob uses his new-found intelligence for other purposes.
* '''Defied''': The author carefully studies previously established canon so that none of the characters make any suddenly smart moves.
* '''Discussed''': "How did Bob suddenly become that smart?"
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Deconstructed''': ???
* '''Reconstructed''': ???

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