If only Muramasa had asked him to explain before letting him tag along to the Real World. Turns out that, by "protecting his pride", he means "finding out where Muramasa's master is and killing him in the name of the Kuchiki Clan".
#Retrospect vistas lyrics series
There was a series of adverts for Carfax that showed cars in dire shape, and the sound of a description being typed that downplays the problem, getting erased, then a description being typed that made the car sound like it was great! It was an advert for shady car histories.Often, someone will mention this unfairness, but it usually won't change the outcome.Ĭompare Distinction Without a Difference, Double Speak, False Reassurance, Loophole Abuse, Keeping Secrets Sucks, Both Sides Have a Point (or contrasting, depending on the circumstances), Stealth Pun, Visual Pun, Pragmatic Villainy, Blue-and-Orange Morality, Ignorance Is Bliss. This is also likely to come up in a Life-or-Death Question, where it may be that this is the answer that a particularly sadistic or unfair questioner wanted. Nevertheless, George L insists that the metaphorically-true meaning was always what he intended. A particularly infamous example occurs in the Star Wars movies, where, "Darth Vader betrayed and murdered your father" was pronounced true "from a certain point of view" in the third film, even though in the first film the line clearly indicated that they were two different men. Less commonly, it is used in the wake of a Retcon, in an effort to smooth over the inconsistencies introduced by said retcon. It can be a ( questionable) way to Take a Third Option when faced with To Be Lawful or Good in the form of whether to tell the truth if it causes harm. Also often used by The Fair Folk and others who Cannot Tell a Lie. It is also what separates a Literal Genie from a Jackass Genie, as the latter stretches the interpretation of the wish beyond the bounds of credibility just to screw the wisher over. Instead of taking advantage of a non-obvious but genuine ambiguity of phrasing, or relying on elaborate symbolism, the oracle takes an unambiguous statement and tries to pretend that there was another valid meaning. This is most commonly used by oracles who are trying to create a Prophecy Twist but haven't sufficiently mastered the art of double meanings. One way to make this trope work is to play with the Exact Words, but particularly bad cases may require a Personal Dictionary or outright Insane Troll Logic. the statement "Japan conquered the world" is clearly false in any literal sense, but Japanese culture is very popular worldwide, which you could say is a form of conquering). The justification for calling it 'true' generally hinges on a shaky technicality which most people would not consider valid (e.g.
note " From a Certain Point of View" was the original Trope name. This trope occurs when a statement is clearly false - at least according to the most obvious meaning of the words - but From a Certain Point of View it could be considered true.
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