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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Avram''': (gestures at Perchik and Mordcha) He's right, and he's right? They can't both be right.
'''Tevye''': You know... you are also right.
|''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]''}}
Alice is faced with two different opinions: Bob strongly believes in one thing, and Charlie in another. The easiest choice would be to simply pick a side—decide that Bob is right or that Charlie is right. But Alice won't do that. The second easiest choice would be to simply remain neutral and urge them to [[Agree to Disagree]]. But Alice won't do that either. And she will neither [[No Except Yes|pretend that the two opposing views are actually the same thing]], nor [[From a Certain Point of View|conclude that it's merely a matter of perspective]]. Finally, she will not engage in some extreme mental acrobatics, [[Doublethink|simultaneously but separately agreeing with both opposing views]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In [[Karakuridouji Ultimo]], the protagonist Yamato learns he is the cause of an apocalypse in the near future. (This is part of the premise, so it's not really a spoiler.) Yamato chooses to avert this by finding every person in the world who would be involved in the event and understanding their points of view so that he can choose the best possible action once the time comes.
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** [[Princess Mononoke]] is perhaps the best example of this, with every character having a reasonable explanation and motivation for their actions. San is harsh and violent - but only wants to protect her home, family and the natural world. Eboshi wants to kill the god of the forest - but is a benevolent leader, good to her people and kind to lepers and you can fully see why her people are willing to die for her. The protagonist Ashitaka is [[True Neutral|completely neutral]] and genuinely wants the best for everyone. Even if the consequences of their choices are ultimately negative, you can see why they did it.
== [[Fan
* ''[[Renegade (fanfic)|Renegade]]'': [[Word of God]] is that the conflict between [[Command & Conquer|the Global Defense Initiative, the Brotherhood of Nod]], and [[Mass Effect|the Citadel]] is a variation of this. Specifically, that no one is really right, but everyone is wrong on certain points, which is what leads to their conflicts.
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== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* The later versions of ''[[Mage: The Ascension]]'' used this perspective. The Technocratic Union wants a stable and democratic reality where everyone is able to create miracles through technology. They have largely succeeded: the modern world with computers, airplanes and modern medicine exists by their design. Their opponents, the Traditions, prefer a more unstable (ahem, dynamic) reality with more personal freedom - a freedom of expression that includes rewriting reality itself rather then merely writing words. (The original version had this same conflict of interest, but hardcoded that the Technocracy's ideals made them [[Dirty Commies]].)
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* The civil war subplot in [[Skyrim]] is all over this: the Stormcloaks are correct in that their traditional religion is being unjustly oppressed, the Empire caved in in order to end the Great War, and that it's become a decrepit, corrupt entity. The Imperials are correct in that the Stormcloaks are full of xenophobic assholes, Ulfric used a traditional excuse to justify murder and attempt to seize power, and that if the Empire starts to come apart it will be easy pickings for their enemies.
* There's something of a Deconstruction in [[Knights of the Old Republic|KotOR II]]. Inside {{spoiler|Ludo Kressh's tomb}}, the player is faced with a series of illusions. In one of these, the player's companions are about to attack Kreia, (the player's mentor) and the player must decide who to side with. However, if the player answers "I won't attack you, but I won't stop the others from attacking you either", Kreia exasperatedly scolds you and everyone present tells you that "apathy is death".
* If you were to join the chaos side in ''[[Shin Megami Tensei
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Done on ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' in the episode ''The PTA Disbands'' when Principal Skinner and Mrs. Krabappel are trying to convince the parents at a PTA meeting of their respective positions. Mrs. Krabappel argues that Skinner's budget cuts are harming the education the parents' children are receiving, and that they need the resources to do their job. The parents are inclined to agree with her until Skinner points out that the school is on a very tight budget as it is, and for the school administration to get what the teachers are asking for they'd have to raise the parents' taxes. That gets the parents complaining about taxes being high enough as it is, and the debate between Skinner's and Krabappel's positions ends up going back and forth. The episode ends by Skinner and Krabappel deciding to [[Take a Third Option]] and rent out the school's cloakrooms to the prison system to raise extra money, although the writers don't provide an answer to the taxes vs. education quality debate.
* ''[[South Park]]'' uses the [[Golden Mean Fallacy]] a lot to find a middleground between two opposing sides, ultimately arguing that each side is partially correct.
* The animated TV adaptation of ''[[The Lorax (TV show)|The Lorax]]'' does acknowledge that a lot of people would lose their jobs if the Thneed factory shut down.
== [[Real Life]] ==
* This is the reason some people prefer to use the [[Golden Mean Fallacy]] when considering controversial topics like "Which political party really is worse for the country" or "Evolution vs. Creationism" and so on.
* It's also why political power can and frequently does swing back and forth between different parties in democratic countries, as voters decide they like one party's policies at one time and then decide to switch to another party's policies later on. Sometimes parties who win elections and form governments end up plagiarizing parts of their opponents' platforms in order to broaden their own appeal in the electorate.
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