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This may be a case of TruthInTelevision to some degree. A younger generation often brings a fresher perspective to a situation than their elders, and they may also be more willing to question traditional concepts. What is more, novelty has no particular stigma for them, since for them most things are new.

* In ''Film/TheKarateKid'' Bobby says he can beat Daniel in a fair fight at the tournament without breaking the rules and probably could have. He's bigger, stronger, and has more experience with karate. [[StupidEvil Kreese, instead, orders him to cheat so Lawrence can fight Daniel in the finale for an easy victory. Despite the fact if Bobby won, his dojo would win either way.]]

* In ''Film/TheKarateKid'' Bobby says he can beat Daniel in a fair fight at the tournament without breaking the rules and probably could have. He's bigger, stronger, and has more experience with karate. [[InsaneTrollLogic Kreese, instead, orders him to cheat so Lawrence can fight Daniel in the finale for an easy victory. Despite the fact if Bobby won, his dojo would win either way.]]

* ''TheSimpsons''. There are a lot of episodes where Lisa (as well as Bart and sometimes even ''Maggie'') manages to come up with a solution where adults have failed. She is usually more intelligent than Homer as well.

** ''High Deryni'': In a meeting of the Camberian Council, Tiercel deClaron (the youngest member) mounts an eloquent defence of Morgan and Duncan when two other members deride them for being [[MixedAncestry half-breeds]]. Tiercel starts with the proposition that they should be sought out "on bended knee, begging them to share their great knowledge with us" (referring to the pair's rumoured rediscovery of Healing, a talent lost for some two centuries). He goes on to suggest, based on what they know of the powers, that being Deryni may be an all-or-nothing proposition like other traits. After a long silence, Barrett [=deLaney=] quietly says, "We are well instructed by our juniors."

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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' provides a considerably dark example during the Cell Saga, when Gohan, in a state of RevengeBeforeReason, deliberately drags his CurbStompBattle with Cell out solely because [[ColdBloodedTorture he wanted him to suffer as much as possible for his crimes]]. While Goku and the other Z-Fighters are rightfully horrified and urge him to finish Cell off right away, Gohan is far from wrong that Cell deserved every second of it, considering the fact that he ''[[ImAHumanitarian drank]]'' [[ImAHumanitarian 600,000 innocent people]], killed thousands of others in cold blood, and fully intended to hunt down and kill every last human on Earth while [[LovesTheSoundOfScreaming savoring their terror and despair]].
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* ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes'' climaxes when a child utters the obvious truth that the Emperor has no clothes.

In RealLife, it is generally accepted as a fact that people grow smarter and wiser as they get older. Therefore, whenever a younger character turns out to be right over an older character, it's considered shocking or hilariously ironic. This trope can come into play if the child in question is WiseBeyondTheirYears, but is brushed off or ignored because they're still JustAKid. It needn't be limited to children vs. adults either; it's just as apt to arise in debates between adults of different generations, complete with references to the age gap.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13541061/2/Shield-Kid-s-Bizarre-Adventure Shield Kid's Bizarre Adventure]]''. Naofumi (who's 10 in this fic) unlocks the Pillow Shield the night the four heroes are summoned. When the other three question its usefulness, Naofumi points out they're going to have a pillow fight, so a pillow shield is an adequate weapon.

* PlayedForLaughs in ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13541061/2/Shield-Kid-s-Bizarre-Adventure Shield Kid's Bizarre Adventure]]''. Naofumi (who's 10 in this fic) unlocks the Pillow Shield the night the four heroes are summoned. When the other three question its usefulness, Naofumi points out there going to have a pillow fight, so a pillow shield is an adequate weapon.

-->-- ''EvilOverlordList'', Rule #12

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* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' : Anduin Wrynn is calmer and more diplomatic than his father, which sometimes leads to this trope.

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* Played for laughs in the ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "The Politics of Human Sexuality"; after some [[WackyFratboyHijinx Wacky College Hijinx]] involving [[ItMakesSenseInContext an attempt to break into the Dean's office to view a large fake penis in preparation for an STD Fair]], the Dean forces Annie, Shirley and Britta into a meeting with the Greendale counsellor, who immediately picks up that Annie -- who, although older than the typical example of the trope, is clearly the youngest, most naive and sheltered of the three -- clearly has some hang-ups about saying the word 'penis'. After a very condescending reaction on the part of the counsellor, who attempts to passive-aggressively force Annie to say 'penis' in front of everyone, Annie angrily snaps and declares that she's [[SpoofAesop actually okay with being sexually repressed]], pointing out that maybe if a few more people were a bit more wary of embracing their sexuality like her they wouldn't need to have an STD fair in the first place.

* Played for laughs in the ''Series/{{Community}}'' episode "The Politics of Human Sexuality"; after some [[WackyFratboyHijinx Wacky College Hijinx]] involving [[ItMakesSenseInContext an attempt to break into the Dean's office to view a large fake penis in preparation for an STD Fair]], the Dean forces Annie, Shirley and Britta into a meeting with the Greendale counsellor, who immediately picks up that Annie -- who, although older than the typical example of the trope, is clearly the youngest, most naive and sheltered of the three -- clearly has some hang-ups about saying the word 'penis'. After a very condescending reaction on the part of the counsellor, who attempts to passive-aggressively force Annie to say 'penis' in front of everyone, Annie angrily snaps and declares that she's [[SpoofAesop actually okay with being sexually repressed]], pointing out that maybe if a few more people were a bit more wary of embracing their sexually like her they wouldn't need to have an STD fair in the first place.

** In the episode "Bridle Gossip", Apple Bloom is the only one to assume that Zecora isn't evil, contrast to the Mane 6 who are much older than her and guess Zecora is evil. Turns out Apple Bloom's assumption was correct all along.