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A trope is an attempt to simplify something inherently complex so that it will sit neatly in a basket. A reduction. It then encourages you to negativity by saying (falsely) "look, these things are all the same", again reducing them with the implication of lack of variety and encouraging a negative dismissal.
Tropes are a form of stereotypes, and viewing the world as an assembly of stereotypes isn't positive or particularly useful.
I've not really seen the concept used in a way that I feel adds any value.
- goodreads Sep 06, 2017 09:40AM
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