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Q&A How to make the reader think that the *character's* logic is flawed instead of the author's?

Have someone else reject the logic Even if they don't have access to the character's train of thought, they may decide to try to figure out what's going on, based on their actions; simply have the...

posted 6y ago by Clearer‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T08:46:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/36080
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Clearer‭ · 2019-12-08T08:46:28Z (almost 5 years ago)
# Have someone else reject the logic

Even if they don't have access to the character's train of thought, they may decide to try to figure out what's going on, based on their actions; simply have them concoct the very same reasoning that the character uses and then have them reject that reasoning for being absurd.

That way, nobody knows what the character is thinking but the author can still reveal to the reader that it's not their reasoning that's the problem -- merely the character's.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-05-11T10:37:39Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 3