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{{quote|''Avoid clichés [[Hypocritical Humor|like the plague]].''}}
 
A cliché[[Cliché]] is a phrase, motif, trope, or other element within an artistic work that has become common enough to be seen as predictable, tired, overused, and generally unfavorable. Such items tend to break [[Willing Suspension of Disbelief]] by calling attention to the lack of creativity on the part of the creator.
 
This is ''very'' subjective and dependent on the consumer's culture and knowledge level: Some American buying their very first issue of a Japanese [[Manga]] might find it new and exciting, but in the home country of Japan, the same manga may be considered old and tired. A person playing their first [[Role Playing Game]] might not realize the [[Mysterious Waif]] is far from original. Even then, just through [[Popcultural Osmosis]] or a sort of "sixth sense", people not familiar with the cliché might be able to spot it as such.