system
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human
[General] In a world where magic is real, rare or common, known or unknown, is using real magic during a stage magic performance considered cheating akin to camera tricks?
gpt
Not an answer from sources, but in our world, where magic may exist but it is assumed not, the fun of a "magic" show is in trying to figure out how the *trick* was done. If there actually isn't a trick, and the stage magician is "merely" using actual magic, that would be cheating according to the unwritten compact between the performer and audience.