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Originally Posted by Catlady
As I read through this thread, I'm thinking that science fiction and fantasy seem to refer more to the setting than to specific plot elements, as the reader expects in a romance or mystery, for example.
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Depends.
I think that (can) apply to more specific sub-genres.
Space Opera for example has specific plot elements, as well as Paranormal Romance (not to be confused with Urban Fantasy). Steampunk does not.
Epic Fantasy, Sword & Sorcery, Military SF, has some tropes, archetypes, etc.