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Even worse than that is "second-order idiot plot", in which the plot can only function if ''every'' character involved, including side characters, suddenly loses about 50 IQ points. In fact, author Damon Knight [[Turkey City Lexicon|originally coined the term]] "second-order idiot plot" to refer to a science fiction story that features a fictional society that can ''only'' exist if [[Planet of Hats|everyone living there]] carries an [[Idiot Ball]].
It is important to note that this is [[Tropes Are Tools|not always a bad thing]], and is sometimes the ''entire point'' of the work. Part of what can make a drama dramatic is that the characters could truly have avoided it if they had acted rationally instead of irrationally. This is often what ''makes'' a comedy so funny in the first place.
See also [[Idiot Ball]], [[Too Dumb to Live]], [[Credit Card Plot]], [[Forgot About His Powers]],[[Poor Communication Kills]], and [[Stupidity Is the Only Option]]. [[Nobody Ever Complained Before]] is a [[Sub-Trope]]. [[Alternate Aesop Interpretation]] may result if the viewer tries to make any sense of what happened.
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