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Or, what happens when a Genre Savvy character realizes that the incredibly absurd story he's just been told has to be true -- for the simple reason that no one in his right mind would claim such a ridiculous story unless it were true. Contrast Cassandra Truth, in which authority figures refuse to believe an implausible tale. Examples of Appeal to Audacity include:

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  • Or, what happens when a Genre Savvy character realizes that the incredibly absurd story he's just been told has to be true -- for the simple reason that no one in his right mind would claim such a ridiculous story unless it were true. Contrast Cassandra Truth, in which authority figures refuse to believe an implausible tale. Examples of Appeal to Audacity include:
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  • Or, what happens when a Genre Savvy character realizes that the incredibly absurd story he's just been told has to be true -- for the simple reason that no one in his right mind would claim such a ridiculous story unless it were true. After all, think about it. What happens to someone in movieland who claims that aliens are taking over people's bodies and passing themselves off as the originals to act as a prelude to an alien invasion? Loony. And then, of course, the aliens come and kill us all. So considering the risk and reward of making an outrageous claim, why would anyone in his right mind say such a thing unless he had good reason to believe it? This doesn't even get into the fact that if someone is trying to manipulate you with lies, it is obviously in their best interest to come up with more plausible ones. Contrast Cassandra Truth, in which authority figures refuse to believe an implausible tale. Examples of Appeal to Audacity include:
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