Funny on the downvotes, so I'll add some context. The kid in this case may have been right, but their delivery made them ineffective and got them in trouble.

Being right and sticking it in someone's face often feels great at the time, but it rarely leads to a persuasive argument.

There once was a boy named Danny Day, he always maintained his right of way, he was right, dead right, as he drove along, but he's just as dead, as if he were wrong.