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{{quote|'''Obi-Wan:''' Patience, Luke...
'''Luke:''' And sacrifice Han and Leia?
'''Yoda:''' If you honor what they fight for? Yes.
|''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Empire Strikes Back]]''}}
To whoever is asking the question, a more appropriate answer would probably be either a no, or maybe a maybe, or in some cases [[Rhetorical Question Blunder|no answer at all]]. Instead, however, it's answered with a [[Title Drop|Blunt Yes]], or whatever else would be equivalent to "yes" in its own context.
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[[Truth in Television]], of course, especially in online discussions, given the sheer diversity of opinions, and in turn, higher rate at which what one would consider an inappropriate response, another considers quite fitting.
{{examples}}
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'': Shinji reacts to Misato's questions like this after being returned to NERV Headquarters in Episode four.
* In [[Bakuman｡]], when Miura argues with Mashiro and Takagi over whether they should go into gag manga; Miura believes that if they have no serious stories in mind, they should just do as their editor says.
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'''Mashiro and Takagi''': Yes. }}
== [[Fan Works]] ==▼
▲== Fan Works ==
* In ''[[Turnabout Storm]]'', [[Ace Attorney|Phoenix Wright]], already sick of getting [[Trash Talk|trash-talked]] by the prosecution, pulls out a nice one.
{{quote|'''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|Trixie]]:''' What do you take me for, a fool!?
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'''Trixie:''' ...'''!''' }}
== [[Film]] ==▼
* ''[[V for Vendetta]]'': Eve observes on TV that her boss, a high-ranking party member, was murdered:▼
▲== Film ==
▲* [[V for Vendetta]]: Eve observes on TV that her boss, a high-ranking party member, was murdered:
{{quote|'''Eve:''' I found my [ID Security] card was missing last night. V, have you something to do with it?
'''V:''' Yes. I killed him. }}
* The page quotation, from ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' is above all else an example of this reflecting on differences in attitudes; Luke is loyal to his friends even at the expense of duty, and Yoda is inclined to condemn this.
* [[The Joker]] does this in ''[[The Dark Knight]]'' this when a mobster confronts him about his prior theft from Gotham's organized crime community. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QehZjjwb7-I#t=2m29s (Context viewable here.)] This would reflect both on the differences in attitude (the mob is... relatively less chaotic than Joker) and bluntness. (Joker's [[Deadpan Snarker]] personality comes into play in that scene as a whole.)
{{quote|'''Gambol:''' You think you can steal from us and just walk away?
'''[[The Joker|Joker]]:''' Yeah. }}
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{{quote|'''[[The Unfavorite|Faramir]]:''' You wish now that our places had been exchanged. That I had died and Boromir had lived.
'''Denethor:''' [[Kick the Dog|Yes. I wish that]]. }}
* In ''[[The Mummy Trilogy|The Mummy
{{quote|'''Dr. Bey:''' We are part of an ancient secret society. For over three thousand years we have guarded the City of the Dead. We are sworn at manhood to do any and all in our power to stop the High Priest Imhotep from being reborn into this world.
'''Ardeth Bay:''' Now, because of you, we have failed.
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'''Jayne:''' ''Yes.''
'''Mal:''' [[Lame Comeback|Well... you can't!]] }}
* In ''[[The Incredibles]]'', when {{spoiler|Dash, Violet, and Elastigirl are in the ocean after Syndrome shot down their plane, and Elastigirl suggests swimming toward the trail the missiles left.}}
{{quote|'''Dash:''' You wanna go ''toward'' the people that tried to kill us?
'''Elastigirl:''' If it means land? Yes. }}
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'''Rick Peck:''' A G5 airplane?
'''Les Grossman:''' [whispering] Yes... and lots of money... playaaaa! }}
* From ''[[Citizen Kane]]'':
{{quote|'''Leland:''' Bernstein, am I a stuffed shirt? Am I a horse-faced hypocrite? Am I a New England school marm?
'''Bernstein:''' Yes. If you thought I'd answer you any differently than what Mr. Kane tells you... }}
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'''Miss Price:''' (matter-of-factly tone) Poisoned Dragon's Liver.
'''Paul:''' You mean you poison the dragon or just the liver? }}
* A nice example in ''[[A Hard Day's Night]]'', made nicer since one gets the impression it's something George would actually say.
{{quote|'''Interviewer:''' Has success changed your life?
'''George:''' Yes. }}
▲== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Cheers]]''. In "Diane Meets Mom" Diane is shocked after Frasier's mom (played by [[The Sopranos|Nancy Marchand]]) threatens to murder her if she doesn't break it off with Frasier. She goes to Sam for advice.
{{quote|'''Diane:''' Sam, I have to ask you a question. Promise me you won't make a joke out of it.
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{{quote|'''Jeff:'''...Yes.}}
** May not be a straight example, as she asks if her name is being used to mean "make a tiny mistake". Jeff's hesitation seems to imply that tiny would not be his choice of words.
* ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]]'' involved Bill mimicking sarcastic anti-government questions before answering them with a Blunt Yes.
{{quote|'''Bill:''' I mean, how stupid is it when people say "[[Sarcasm Mode|oh that's what we need, the federal government telling Detroit how to make cars, or Wells Fargo how to run a bank, you want them to look like the post office?]]"
[beat]
'''Bill:''' Yeah. I mean, a place that take a little note from my hand from LA on Monday, to give it to my sister in New Jersey on Wednesday, for 42 cents? Well let me be the first to say that I would be THRILLED if America's healthcare system was anywhere near as functional as the post office. }}
* From ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', when Cordelia and Buffy are competing for the title of homecoming queen:
{{quote|'''Buffy:''' You're *paying* people for votes?
'''Cordelia:''' Is that any more tacky than your oh-I'm-so-soulful-and-vulnerable headshots?
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'''Editor:''' Oh! I was hoping for a philosophical debate. Is that all I'm going to get? "Yes"?
'''Doctor:''' Yes. }}
* From ''[[Arrested Development]]'', Michael is suspicious that his father's former cellmate T-Bone, a convicted flamer,<ref>An [[Unusual Euphemism]] for arsonist</ref> is given a job at the company right after a storage unit full of incriminating evidence is burned down.
{{quote|'''Michael''': Did you burn down the storage unit?
'''T-Bone''': Oh, most definitely. }}
== [[Video Games]] ==▼
▲== Video Games ==
* In a ''[[City of Heroes]]'' [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|vigilante-to-villain tip mission]], you try to convince [[The Ditz|Flambeaux]] that her boyfriend's not who she thinks he is...
{{quote|'''Flambeaux:''' What do you think I am, stupid?
'''You:''' Yes. Quite. }}
* In ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'', when the replicas on Feres Island say they care nothing for the lives of the originals, Tear makes a comment regarding their personalities to {{spoiler|Luke, who is also a replica, but is questioning his own worth}}.
{{quote|'''Tear''': Call it a will to live that borders on arrogance. You had it once.
'''Replica Mary''': You would call us arrogant?
'''Tear''': Yes, I would. And someday your own words may be turned right back at you. I wonder if you'll be able to say the same thing then. }}
== [[Web Original]] ==▼
* Used twice in a row in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Aq00yJSxo this] [[YouTube]] video, which may qualify as a real-life example, but the uncertainty as to whether it is real or staged puts it in web original for now.{{context|"This" is insufficient description of the work in question.}}▼
▲== Web Original ==
▲* Used twice in a row in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Aq00yJSxo this] [[YouTube]] video, which may qualify as a real-life example, but the uncertainty as to whether it is real or staged puts it in web original for now.
{{quote|'''Mother:''' All of a sudden, you can just quit believing in god?
'''Son:''' Yeah.
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* [[The Nostalgia Chick]] complained about getting Kay back in the game in ''[[Men in Black]] II'', then asks "Am I saying that Agent Kay should not have been in the sequel? ([[Beat]]) ...'''''YES!!'''''"
== [[Western Animation]] ==▼
▲== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', Phineas [[Catch Phrase|often]] uses this in response to people asking if he is [[Just a Kid|too young for something]].
{{quote|'''Random Adult:''' Aren't you a little young to be [insert dangerous activity here]?
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{{quote|'''Lois:''' Oh my god! Are you using my shirts as toilet paper?
'''Meg:''' Yeah, and I think I might need some right now. }}
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'':
** [[The Bully|Nelson]] uses this twice in a row during "22 Short Films About Springfield," when confronted by someone he pointed and laughed at.
{{quote|'''Very Tall Man:''' Do you find something comical about my appearance when I'm driving my automobile?
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'''Burns:''' Yes. }}
== [[Real Life]] ==
* Oh, Joe Biden. You are a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XberX_t-WvI classy, classy man.]
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