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* Justified and used as a major plot point in ''ViauslNovel/ZeroEscape'' trilogy. Characters know things they shouldn't know because [[spoiler: they have latent psychic powers. In fact activating and exploiting these powers in some way is a goal of each [[BigBad Zero]].]]

** Used in the majority of ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Mulder always takes a wild stab in the dark at what the monster-of-the-week is based on little to no evidence, and is pretty much always correct.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'' Pinkie Pie, thanks to "just a hunch", somehow knew literally everything about who Twilight Sparkle was, where she was from, and the nature of the portal and the Element of Magic. [[WeirdnessCoupon Pinkie Pie]] [[RealityWarper being]] [[MediumAwareness Pinkie Pie]] was justification enough, but to quote one commenter "[[https://trixiebooru.org/1146231 THIS EXPLAINS EVERYTHING]]."

* ''VisualNovel/DanganRonpa2'': During the third case, [[PlayerCharacter Hajime]] is approached by someone who suggests he investigate the conference room at the hospital. Said location seems completely unrelated to the crime even after inspecting it, but it is crucial to solving the case, leaving the question of just why he was asked to investigate it. [[spoiler:Since the one who approached him is eventually revealed to be sharing information with Monomi and is literally incapable of revealing this, the most likely explanation is that Monomi told them of the conference room's significance and approaching Hajime was a practical way of sharing this information.]]
* Justified and used as a major plot point in ''ViauslNovel/ZeroEscape'' trilogy. Characters know things they shouldn't know because [[spoiler: they have latent psychich powers. In fact activating and exploiting these powers in some way is a goal of each [[BigBad Zero]].]]

* Justified and used as a major plot point in ''ViauslNovel/ZeroEscape'' trilogy. Characters know things they shouldn't know because [[they have latent psychich powers. In fact activating and exploiting these powers in some way is a goal of each [[BigBad Zero]].]]

* Garion got this quite a bit in the course of ''The {{Belgariad}}''.

* In ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'', witness April May "had a feeling" that she should look out her hotel window at a critical moment. [[spoiler: She's lying - about looking out the window and, in fact, just about everything else - to frame the defendant and protect her employer, Redd White.]]

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** Well, the entire story is about humans vs nature and the head was shot off by humans, so it's not a bad inference to make.

* Parodied in a RunningGag ''AHDotComTheSeries'', where (from the end of Season 4 onwards) OnceAnEpisode the character Landshark will make a ridiculous (and accurate) leap of "deduction". When asked how on earth he knew that, he shrugs and replies "Hey, I'm British!"

* Used by Richard, in ''SwordOfTruth''. Repeatedly. The most egregious instance is in ''Naked Empire'', where he all-of-a-sudden knows the recipe for the antidote to the poison that's killing him, with no indication of ''how'' he knows it.

* In Marvel's ''{{Guardians of the Galaxy}}'' comics, the character of Starhawk, refered to himself as "One who knows", using this as a rationale for suggesting courses of action that were often contrary to the team's current goals. Of course he'd turn out to be right. We find out later it's because [[spoiler: he's stuck in a loop where his soul reincarnates into his own infant body, so he's lived through the events multiple times and simply remembers the correct path to take.]]

* Subversion: In the 2005 remake of ''Film/TheCabinetOfDrCaligari'', this is of the hero's most frequently used lines. It turns out that [[spoiler: [[CuckoosNest he's nuts.]]]]

* In ''TransformersTheMovie'', Hot Rod says he "just has this feeling" that the Autobot Matrix of Leadership will help them defeat [[PlanetEater Unicron]]. [[spoiler:It does.]]

* ''{{Lost}}'':

** Used in the majority of the XFiles as Mulder always takes a wild stab in the dark at what the monster-of-the-week is based on little to no evidence, and is pretty much always correct.

* Constant in DominicDeegan. Between the main character being a seer (who's in the business of doing this), his main method of saving the day being finding out what's going on and making sure the information gets to the right people if it takes psychic implantation, and Fate Itself and various other mighty forces weighing in periodically, this happens all the damn time. Occasionally it is wrong, or at least invokes FromACertainPointOfView. Though not Dominic. Only his ''interpretations'' are ever off.

* Used well and thoroughly creepily for the villains in a first season episode of ''TheXFiles'', "Eve". The clone girls' coordination was spine-chilling.
* Used as a major plot point in the first season Christmas episode of ''{{Scrubs}}''. Turk has been doubting his faith in God after working an on call shift on Christmas Eve (one of the worst nights to work such a shift), while Elliot has lost track of a scared pregnant woman. Turk, not having even met the woman, is sitting on the roof when suddenly he a realization hits him and he starts running to the park, where he finds the woman under a giant Christmas tree and helps to deliver the baby. When asked by Carla how he knew she was there, he answers: "I don't know, I just... ''knew''." The implication is that God told him where to go, which is enough to restore his faith.

** Well, the entire story is about humans vs nature and the head was shot off by humans, so it's not a bad inference to make that humans have to make peace.

* Garion got this quite a bit in the course of ''The {{Belgariad}}''. While justifiable by his central role as TheChosenOne and the fact that the Prophecy itself is a sentient voice residing in Garion's head, it still happened too much for this troper's tastes.

* Stephen King uses this one a lot in ''Franchise/TheDarkTower'' series.[[spoiler: "Why can't we just go around Lud?" "Ka." "How do you know how to operate these magic doors?" "Ka." "How did you know to keep a hold of the crazy, stupid magic turtle?" "Ka."]] Partially justified because [[spoiler:he's done a thousand times before,]] but still. '''Lazy'''.

* Justified in ''HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince'', where Harry drinks a Luck Potion, which grants him this ability.

* Stephen King uses this one a lot in ''TheDarkTower'' series.[[spoiler: "Why can't we just go around Lud?" "Ka." "How do you know how to operate these magic doors?" "Ka." "How did you know to keep a hold of the crazy, stupid magic turtle?" "Ka."]] Partially justified because [[spoiler:he's done a thousand times before,]] but still. '''Lazy'''.