plot hole

Definitions

A gap or inconsistency in a storyline that goes against the flow of logic established by the story's plot.

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Examples

“Invited to collaborate with Hitch, Shaffer watched several of the director's previous films and noticed in North by Northwest a glaring plot hole; Cary Grant hides aboard a train⟳ that he has selected randomly yet, somehow, his pursuers lie⟳ in wait⟳ aboard the same train⟳.”

“For every hardcore fan who found themselves in floods of tears by the end⟳, there was a disgruntled TikToker aggressively listing all the plot holes the episode left unfilled in its race⟳ to the finish⟳ line.”

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