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  2. Character flaw - Wikipedia

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    The flaw can be a problem that directly affects the character's actions and abilities, such as a violent temper. Alternatively, it can be a simple foible or personality defect, which affects the character's motives and social interactions, but little else. Flaws can add complexity, depth and humanity to the characters in a narrative.

  3. The Orphan Master's Son - Wikipedia

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    However, transmissions from the International Space Station cause both him and the boat's second mate to realize that much of what their leaders have told them about the outside world is a lie. When the second mate becomes disillusioned and defects, the crew concocts a dramatic cover story, including Jun Do being bitten and nearly killed by a ...

  4. List of fictional characters with disabilities - Wikipedia

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    Character Title Character's Disability Actor Ref. 2010 Hiccup How to Train Your Dragon: Has a prosthetic left leg Jay Baruchel [174] 2011 Heinz Doofenshmirtz (2nd Dimension) Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension: He has an eye-patch with a scar running over it, which covers his left eye socket. Dan Povenmire [175] [176] [177 ...

  5. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Syllogistic fallacies – logical fallacies that occur in syllogisms.. Affirmative conclusion from a negative premise (illicit negative) – a categorical syllogism has a positive conclusion, but at least one negative premise.

  6. Hamartia - Wikipedia

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    Poetic justice describes an obligation of the dramatic poet, along with philosophers and priests, to see that their work promotes moral behavior. [10] 18th-century French dramatic style honored that obligation with the use of hamartia as a vice to be punished [10] [11] Phèdre, Racine's adaptation of Euripides' Hippolytus, is an example of French Neoclassical use of hamartia as a means of ...

  7. Sad clown paradox - Wikipedia

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    Alan Moore's 1987 graphic novel Watchmen includes the character of Rorschach telling the story and naming the clown as Pagliacci. [51] Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he's depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in a threatening world where what lies ahead is vague and uncertain. Doctor says, 'Treatment is ...

  8. Fantasy-prone personality - Wikipedia

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    American psychologists Sheryl C. Wilson and Theodore X. Barber first identified FPP in 1981, said to apply to about 4% of the population. [3] Besides identifying this trait, Wilson and Barber reported a number of childhood antecedents that likely laid the foundation for fantasy proneness in later life, such as, "a parent, grandparent, teacher, or friend who encouraged the reading of fairy ...

  9. Moral character - Wikipedia

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    Moral character or character (derived from charaktêr) is an analysis of an individual's steady moral qualities. The concept of character can express a variety of attributes, including the presence or lack of virtues such as empathy , courage , fortitude , honesty , and loyalty , or of good behaviors or habits ; these attributes are also a part ...