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1	->''"I wasn't expecting someone so insane to sound so logical."''
2	-->-- '''Francis''' about Nate, ''ComicStrip/BigNate'', [[https://www.gocomics.com/bignate/2000/08/04 8/4/2000]]
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4	Sometimes even the most unlikely of characters may make valid arguments or comments about something. This is sometimes referred to as a "stopped clock" moment.[[note]]From the slogan "even a stopped clock is right twice a day".[[/note]] They can on occasion invoke a NotSoDifferentRemark when the point they're making is about how similar they and another character are to each other.
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6	Related to CassandraTruth and IgnoredExpert.
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8	[[index]]
9	* ActuallyAGoodIdea: When an idea is admitted InUniverse to be a good one.
10	* ArmorPiercingQuestion: A well-placed question presents a point that gets someone to reconsider their entire position.
11	* ArmorPiercingResponse: Same as the above but for a well-placed answer.
12	* BothSidesHaveAPoint: When this is the case, it'll be an exercise for the audience to pick one side.
13	* CryingWolf: The liar is telling the truth this time; too bad their past lies have ruined their credibility.
14	* TheCuckoolanderWasRight: A character who is bizarre and estranged can surprise others with their valid points.
15	* TheDissenterIsAlwaysRight: The one character who goes against the herd turns out to be correct.
16	* DontShootTheMessage: Just because a point is presented ineptly doesn't make it necessarily invalid.
17	* DumbassHasAPoint: The usual obtuseness of that person makes the intelligent or rational point unexpected.
18	* TheExtremistWasRight: Overlaps with VillainHasAPoint by taking care of the AntiVillain side of things; specifically, the rare occasions where they're actually ''successful'' in achieving good.
19	* GladIThoughtOfIt: Dismissing someone else's point / idea before claiming it as their own.
20	* HypocriteHasAPoint: A character judges someone else for doing something they're also guilty of, but that doesn't mean they're wrong about the person they're judging. (A hypocrite with enough self awareness may argue “AtLeastIAdmitIt!”)
21	* TheIdealistWasRight: A character who is scoffed at for being naive ends up having the best solution.
22	* InformedWrongness: The [[ShowDontTell story tells us]] a character is wrong, but the audience thinks he has a point.
23	* JerkassHasAPoint: While this individual could phrase their assertions in less offensive ways, said assertions are actually accurate.
24	* KidHasAPoint: Children are usually ignorant, inexperienced, and impulsive, and it's all the more surprising when they blurt out something that's an actually useful insight.
25	* NoMereWindmill: A character says something seemingly harmless is actually a threat, and they are proven right.
26	* ProperlyParanoid: A character's paranoia is proven true.
27	* RightForTheWrongReasons: Someone manages to use flawed logic or facts to come to the correct conclusion.
28	* SimpleMindedWisdom: Someone dismissed as "simple" or even outright stupid shows insight or good sense.
29	* StrawmanHasAPoint: The fictional opposition to the author's ideology has some actual good arguments. The logical extreme of this, when intentional, is the Iron Man, which, while still a puppet, is as tough and hard to defeat as the author could make it.
30	* {{Touche}}: Conceding that the other side has made a good point.
31	* VillainHasAPoint: The essential component of any good BreakThemByTalking or {{Trolling}} tactics (when there's something wrong about what the heroes do), it is also vital to the AntiVillain and all sorts of extremists (when there's something right about what the villain does).
32	* WhoopiEpiphanySpeech: A character from an underprivileged group or background says something profoundly wise or insightful, often impressing characters who hold higher status.
33	* WisdomFromTheGutter: That hobo you bumped to some time ago might've said something relevant and helpful.
34	[[/index]]

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