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idiot plot

story plot that relies on its characters being too incompetent to find obvious solutions
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idiot plot

Summary

idiot plot is a narrative technique[1]. It draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (narrative_technique category, ranking #20 of 29).[2]

Key Facts

  • idiot plot's instance of is recorded as narrative technique[3].
  • idiot plot's subclass of is recorded as plot[4].
  • idiot plot's has use is recorded as farce[5].
  • idiot plot's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fhx7x[6].
  • idiot plot's has characteristic is recorded as stupidity[7].
  • idiot plot's TV Tropes ID is recorded as Main/IdiotPlot[8].

Why It Matters

idiot plot draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (narrative_technique category, ranking #20 of 29).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). idiot plot. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/idiot-plot
MLA “idiot plot.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/idiot-plot.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_idiot-plot_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{idiot plot}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/idiot-plot}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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