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** Most anime fans also claim anime is more accepted in Japan than it is in the west. It is not. ''Seinen'' notwithstanding, Japan generally regards it as a juvenile, informal type of entertainment much the same way [[Animation Age Ghetto|cartoons are viewed in general elsewhere,]] and they have just as many [[Moral Guardian]] types as everyone else. Such types just don't get much awareness overseas.

** All anime are adaptations of manga. Well, maybe most are, but ''not'' all. ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' and ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' became very popular with no manga at all. Plus, sometimes [[Anime First|it's the other way around;]] the ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' manga and all ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' mangas except [[Yu-Gi-Oh! (manga)| the original]] are adaptations of the anime. And some anime are based on light novel series, including ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' and ''[[Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]]''

** In the other movie, it ''is'' stated by one of the Buff Clan protagonists such. This can be dismissed as hyperbolic enthusiasm, however.

*** Not in [[Super Robot Wars]]; Ideon snuffs out all life save for Keisar Ephes.

* According to most people, Shana of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' and Louise of ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]'' are equals personality wise. Except they're not, at all. Shana starts rather rough but becomes nicer, less [[Tsundere]] and more [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] (this is technically the original definition of a tsundere, but that's neither here nor there). At points she's more of a Type 2 [[Tsundere]], but in general she veers towards nice. In the other hand, Louise is a Type 1 tsundere through and through, and a rather harsh one at that (But she has her sweet moments too, mind). Yet despite the obvious disparity, people will treat them as the same. In all fairness, this is more [[J.C.Staff]]'s fault, who after the success of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'' decided to play Louise's physical similarities by giving her [[Rie Kugimiya|Shana's voice]], despite being completely different kind of tsunderes, as said. It's even better when [[Hayate the Combat Butler|Nagi]] and [[Toradora!|Taiga]] are thrown on the mix: While Taiga is indeed a lot like Shana (Only not an [[Action Girl]] because her show isn't about fighting), Nagi is a regular Type 2 [[Tsundere]] as well as a [[Gamer Chick]] and a [[Otaku Surrogate]]; once again, little to do with Shana and nothing to do with Louise. Yet still all four are treated as the exact same character, and all because they're all long-haired, flat-chested, have [[Zettai Ryouiki]] and share a voice actress!

* In regards to the ''[[Digimon]]'' series many people will refer to fanfics that are supposed to be a sequel to ''02'' (or sometimes even ''[[Digimon Tamers|Tamers]]'') as "Digimon (Adventure) 03". While technically correct, it's not right for the reason people think it is: "02" in "''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]''" refers to the ''year'' in which the story takes place (2002; ''[[Digimon Adventure|Adventure]]'' took place in 1999, three years before); thus "03" would actually be a story in 2003.

* In ''[[Naruto]]'' it is common knowledge that the Mist village, during its "Bloody Mist" days at least, had a policy of exterminating bloodline users, and that Madara was the [[Man Behind the Man]] in this village and orchestrated these genocides because he deemed them inferior to the Uchiha bloodline. Neither of these things are true- bloodline users were persecuted, yes, but by ordinary people in the Water country and elsewhere, not by the Hidden Mist village (which is only ''part of'' the Land of Water as its ninja village); and the idea that Madara has a problem with non-Uchiha users is based on a popular fan theory, due to his [[Motive Rant]] to Sasuke where he blames the Senju clan for persecuting and betraying the Uchiha clan, even though it was largely his fault, and tells Sasuke about how superior the Uchiha were. Fans put two and two together and assumed he was an Uchiha supremacist, even though much of his rant was mixed in with [[Blatant Lies]] and was transparently designed to mess with Sasuke's mind. Haku's mother was killed by her father, and Kimmimaro's clan was killed by the Mist only when they attacked it, which they only did because they were a clan of [[Stupid Evil]] [[Blood Knight]]s. Madara has never shown a flicker of hatred for bloodlines in general and the Mist, being a Hidden Ninja Village, most probably had a policy of ''collecting'' them- the current Mizukage is actually a user herself (twice over). This one is quite egrarious as even a lot of Real True Fans actually believe this. The fact that {{spoiler|Tobi is not really Madara at all and only allowed people to ''think'' he was for a time}} does not help this.

** Iwa is claimed to hate Minato and will kill anytime even related to him despite the fact that he's dead. It's usually the reason why Naruto's parentage is hidden. The Fourth Hokage has never even been mentioned by any Iwa Shinobi. What Iwa had was a "flee on sight" order regarding Minato during the last Shinobi War (when Iwa and Konoha were on opposing sides), because [[Person of Mass Destruction|Minato was too powerful for any of them to stand a chance against]], with the possible exception of [[Old Master|the Tsuchikage]]. This doesn't indicate any grudge against him, just a tactical judgement that it's never wise to fight the [[One-Man Army]] on his own terms.

** Also, despite what some claim, it is ''not'' a historical fiction. It mostly concerns events that, at the time, were recent and could have been witnessed by its first readers.

* “The Road Less Traveled” by [[Robert Frost]] is quite possibly the most misunderstood poem in literary history. [[Discussed Trope| Most believe]] it is about not adhering to conformity and taking the choice ''you'' want to take, even if it is unpopular, because that will “make all the difference”. In truth, the narrator’s description of the two roads indicates he ''first'' thought the one he took "was grassy and wanted wear" but then he realized there was really little difference between them. He is now wondering if he made the right choice, wondering what might have occurred had he taken the other path (which he had wanted to explore later, but never got a chance to), and whether his life might have been better if he had. If anything, the narrator is saying that life had many opportunities, but there just isn’t time to experience them all.

 

== [[Live-Action TV]] ==

* Common Knowledge from ''[[Star Trek]]'':

** The only thing everyone knows about Vulcans from ''[[Star Trek]]'' (apart from the pointy ears) is that they have no emotions. They in fact have very ''strong'' emotions -- often described as more powerful than those of humans, to the point that, when combined with their strength, it led to ''anarchy that nearly destroyed them.'' This is why their culture now encourages all Vulcans to suppress emotion and act on logic. Their stoic nature is cultural, not genetic.

** Every Trekkie knows that ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' was the first spin-off, right? Ahem, wrong, on both counts. A lot of the more dedicated Trekkies remember the animated series, though technically this might have been intended as a continuation of the original series. Regardless, the fact that it tends to be forgotten is something of a shame, as compared to other cartoons at the time, it was a pretty good one. It was not only the first series in the franchise to win an Emmy, but some diehard fans claim that animation removed a lot of limits that held live action back and resulted in stories and plots ''even better'' than the series that preceded it. (''Some'' diehard fans, by the way, [[This Troper]] is ''not'' getting involved in the argument, but it exists.)

** Who was the first female Captain on ''Star Trek''? [[Star Trek: Voyager| Captain Janeway]], of course. Well... only if you count protagonists. Not counting female Captains who made cameos, the first female Federation captain to play an important role was the unnamed Captain of the U.S.S. ''Saratoga'' (''[[Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home]]'') and there was also Captain Rachel Garret from the ''Next Generation'' episode "Yesterday's Enterprise". In fact, if villains count, [[Evil Is Sexy|the Romulan Commander]] from "The Enterprise Incident" might be considered the first.

** All the odd-numbered films are terrible. Supposedly this started after a claim made by someone interviewing a member of the cast of ''[[Star Trek: Generations]]'', the interviewer saying how anxious he was to see it as only even-numbered movies in the franchise are any good, the cast member replying with an, "Uhm, no." Of course, nobody can name the interview or the cast member. First of all, yeah, the fifth movie is regarded by most fans as garbage, ''Generations'' is mostly disliked, and ''[[Star Trek: Insurrection|Insurrection]]'' seems more like one of the television episodes that was drawn out too long. However, while [[Star Trek: The Motion Picture|the first movie]] and ''[[Star Trek III: The Search For Spock|The Search for Spock]]'' may not have been as good as ''[[Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan| The Wrath of Khan]]'', both have interesting and complex plots with visual effects that were excellent at the time. On the other hand, ''[[Star Trek: Into Darkness]]'' was the twelfth movie, and most regard it as pretty bad.

** Not every episode involved the castaways trying to escape the island, only about a third of them. Many episodes dealt with them trying to avoid being killed by tropical storms or some other threat, while a surprisingly large number were about things like having a costume party or a beauty pageant.

** Also, everyone knows that all potential rescues/escapes failed because of Gilligan's screw-ups, and the castaways should've [[Just Eat Gilligan|just eaten Gilligan]], right? Actually, in the 37 episodes that involve some chance of getting off the island, Gilligan is only legitimately "at fault" for the failure 17 times. Screwing up 17 rescues probably ''would'' make you unpopular, granted, but there were also a large number of episodes where Gilligan ''saves'' the castaways from disaster, or headhunters, or some other deadly peril. There are also several instances where the escape plan was fatally flawed, but the flaw wasn't noticed ''until'' Gilligan had "screwed it up", inadvertently saving their lives.

** Of the four horsemen of the first four seals, only Death's role is made explicit. War and Famine are identified by the first carrying a large sword and going off to make war and sow strife, and the second holding a scale while a voice behind him cites hugely inflated grain prices and warns against touching pricier goods. Fair enough. Pestilence is thornier, and indeed, to the Catholic and Orthodox Churches the first horseman is "Conquest," since he identifies himself as a conqueror; other traditions have him as Christ himself or the Antichrist. Since conquest and war are so closely related, however, a minority of theologians came to the conclusion that this is the metaphorical conqueror of "Pestilence," and this idea somehow stuck.

*** Truthfully, however, only Death is officially named in [[Book of Revelation]]. The other names come from the task and purpose they are assigned.

** Everyone ''knows'' that the Mark of Cain was a curse placed upon Cain by God. Except that, if you actually read the story, it isn't. God cursed Cain, then when Cain complained that on top of that anyone he met would kill him, God ''blessed'' him with a mark of protection such that any who harmed him would suffer vengeance sevenfold. This countered Cain's objection and ensured that he would only suffer the intended curse.

** Many people believe Sodom and Gomorrah were destroyed because of homosexuality, but the book of Ezekiel (16:49 if you're interested) confirms that they were destroyed for greed and selfishness.

* In [[Classical Mythology]], Artemis was a goddess who vowed to remain eternally chaste, and the only man she ever loved was Orion. Except the second part was a modern invention. In the original myths, Artemis and Orion were more like [[Platonic Life Partners]].

* Pandora's Box; in most versions of the older stories, it was not a box at all, it was a large, sealed jar or urn.

 

== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==

* The general consensus on the 2007 [[Scandalgate|Spygate]] scandal is that the New England Patriots are cheaters. In actuality, the Patriots were found guilty of recording the New York Jets' defensive signals ''from an illegal location'' (i.e., the sidelines). Also, Super Bowl-winning coaches Jimmy Johnson, Bill Cowher, Dick Vermeil, and Mike Shanahan admitted to doing the same thing.

* The [[wikipedia:Tueller Drill|Tueller Drill]] is about the average distance at which someone with a '''holstered''' gun can successfully draw and shoot before an assailant with a melee weapon can reach him, and by corollary, the distance at or below which a melee assailant can close to land an attack before said would-be gunman can make his. Somewhere along the line, it somehow (d)evolved into the notion of a melee attacker being able to invert [[Never Bring a Knife to a Gun Fight]] at a distance below that; given that there is still a high likelihood of being able to complete the draw-and-shoot despite injury and that [[No Range Like Point-Blank Range|a gunshot will still do at least as much damage up close]], this is not the case. It definitely does not say anything about trying to close with an active shooter, but from the way the story has mutated, one could be forgiven for thinking it did.

* Most claim that the flush toilet was invented by a plumber named [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Thomas_Crapper Thomas Crapper], his name being an [[Ironic Echo]] of the device he invented. Truth be told, he can't even take credit for the word "crap", which was being used well before he was born. The flush toilet was actually invented in 1590 by [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/John_Harington_(writer) Sir John Harington] (a godson of Queen Elizabeth I, by the way) but it was a noisy and unsanitary device (due to a lack of sewers) that didn't catch on until around 1880.

* "Milspec/military-grade" is better than civilian, right? Not always. Sure, being built for the rigours of combat and rough handling on the battlefield demands a certain amount of ruggedness and capability, but militaries are still susceptible to budget woes, awarding contracts to the lowest bidder, and the like. On the flipside, it is possible for bespoke equipment in civilian hands, like handloaded ammunition, to be better-performing. Veterans and others in the know look dubiously at anything that tries to use milspec as a selling point.

* In grade school, everyone learned that the vowels in the English language are A, E, I, O, U, and "sometimes Y". Truth be told, however, the "sometimes Y" part seemed to be related to the grammar rule that a word must have at least one vowel, and is overall inaccurate, and Y can act as a vowel in a word that has one or more of the five "regular" vowels. Technically, letters are ''not'' designated "vowel" or "consonant", those words refer to particular speech sounds: a ''vowel'' is one made with your mouth open and your tongue in the middle of your mouth not touching your teeth, lips, etc. (in other words, there's minimal manipulation of air flow while expelling a vowel sound); a consonant, on the other hand, is one (such as \p\, \d\, or \s\) that is made by partly or completely stopping the flow of air breathed out from the mouth with the tongue, teeth, lips, etc. Using that guideline, a Y is actually used as a vowel ''more'' often than it is as a consonant.

* “A tomato is not a vegetable, it is a fruit!” A comment often made by trolling [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]] types. Often this same assumption is made with eggplants, cucumbers, and other well-known veggies. Truth be told, they are both. “Fruit” is indeed the scientific designation given to the edible part of a tomato plant, the fleshy part that contains seeds. However, “vegetable” is [[Square Peg, Round Trope|not a botanical definition at all]], being more a culinary term used to describe ''any'' edible part of a plant at all, including flowers, stems, seeds, leaves, roots, and tubers, as well as fruits.

 

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