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Basic Trope: A character puts his/her hands up to show emotion.

  • Straight: Bob puts his hands up when he talks about himself.
  • Exaggerated: In every sentence he says, Bob raises his hands up and never puts them down.
  • Downplayed: Bob moves a finger or two only
  • Justified: ???
  • Inverted: Bob never moves his hands which are rigidly in one place
  • Subverted: It turns out he just needs to grab a few things while talking
  • Double Subverted: But then he makes the motions after getting what he needs with them
  • Parodied: ???
  • Zig Zagged: ???
  • Averted: Bob doesn't move his hands excessively
  • Enforced: ???
  • Lampshaded: ???
  • Invoked: ???
  • Exploited: ???
  • Defied: ???
  • Discussed: ???
  • Conversed: ???

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