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'''Ta Min''': Um, honey? If we already know that I'll be able to get everyone in this considerably tiny village into boats, and we don't care all that much about our possessions, why do you need to put yourself in mortal danger?
'''Roku''': WOMAN, ARE YOU CONTRADICTING [[Hero Ball|HERO LOGIC]]?
'''Ta Min''': *sigh*
{{quote|'''J'onn:''' It's...the only way.
'''Dr. Fate:''' Hmm. Those words are always used to justify destruction.
|''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', "The Return"}}
A crutch commonly used to [[Hand Wave|justify a foolish or ridiculous course of action]]. There is almost always a more sensible course of action available if the characters involved would just bother to think, but that might ruin the contrived plot and/or prevent a tragic situation. And the audience better not try to think of any alternate solutions either, because "It's the only way!"
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== Literature ==
* Spoken by Gollum in ''[[The Lord of the Rings|Return of the King]]''. However, the plan was not so much ridiculous as dangerous, Gollum was nervous to have Frodo do it, and Frodo had no idea what the plan was, because it involved Gollum feeding him to a giant spider. Still, the way Frodo intended to go was suicidal at best.
== Live Action Television ==
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