Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 30th March 2000

Dilbert//4002, first published 26 years ago on Thursday 30th March 2000

Tags

bad assumptions analysis applied flawed logic predetermined answer disillusioning pie chart science

Official transcript

Dilbert tells the Boss as he hands him a document: "I did the analysis using your bad assumptions."

He continues as the Boss examines the document: "Then I applied your flawed logic and arrived at your predetermined answer."

Dilbert asks the Boss: "Shall I begin disillusioning the team?"

The Boss says about the document: "This needs a pie chart."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I DID THE ANALYSIS USING YOUR BAD ASSUMPTIONS.

THEN I APPLIED YOUR FLAWED LOGIC AND ARRIVED AT YOUR PREDETERMINED ANSWER.

SHALL I BEGIN DISILLUSIONING THE TEAM?

THIS NEEDS A PIE CHART.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Title: "The Pie Chart Solution"

Summary:

The comic strip features Dilbert, a bespectacled character with a distinctive hairstyle, engaging in a conversation with his boss. The conversation begins with Dilbert's boss asking him to analyze the team's performance using his "bad assumptions." Dilbert complies, presenting his flawed logic and arriving at a predetermined answer. In response, the boss requests that Dilbert begin "disillusioning" the team by presenting a pie chart, which is implied to be a meaningless or irrelevant visual representation of the data. The humor lies in the absurdity of using a pie chart to justify flawed logic and the boss's willingness to accept such a solution. The comic strip pokes fun at the common practice of using complex or unnecessary visual aids to support weak arguments, highlighting the absurdity of this approach.

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