Apathy and Device

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Apathy noun - A lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness.

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Device is an antonym for apathy.

Nearby Words: apathetic, apathetically

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Apathy is an antonym for device.

simple	simple apathy	simple device
actual	actual apathy	actual device
massive	massive apathy	massive device
little	little apathy	little device
Other adjectives: personal, secret.

If the characters themselves fail to ask questions about a given plot development or device, then it's because Apathy Killed the Cat.

Source: Fridge Logic
Another potentially helpful device to avoid Darkness-Induced Audience Apathy is to give your woobie a happy ending and/or throw him a bone or two along the way.

Source: Analysis / The Woobie

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