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* Truth in television as many people do find that while they are incredibly sharp in one aspect of their lives they may be incredibly incompetent in the other. Like the Maths genius who cannot make people listen to him or the eloquent actor who has failing grades.
* [[Britney Spears]] during her glory years. Offstage and during interviews she seems a bit flaky, but when she gets onstage she's a great dancer and performer (or used to be) and one of the most successful pop stars ever.
* In neuropsychology, this trope is called an ''uneven cognitive profile'', especially in the context of developmental disorders. While some neurotypical people have remarkably "uneven cognitive profiles" (see above), certain developmental conditions like [[autism]] greatly increase the probability of this, and also tend to lead to uncommon combinations of strengths and weaknesses that will baffle most people.
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