Dilbert cartoon first published on Thursday 10th December 2020

Dilbert//11562, first published six years ago on Thursday 10th December 2020

Pick Midpoint

Tags

business, managers & supervisors, technology, projections, accurate, random, guess, midpoint, decision

Official transcript

bos: which of your two projections do you think is more accurate?

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

WHICH OF YOUR TWO PROJECTIONS DO YOU THINK IS MORE ACCURATE?

THEY ARE BOTH RANDOM GUESSES.

I MADE TWO OF THEM TO CREATE THE ILLUSION OF A CREDIBLE RANGE.

SO..

WOULD IT BE REASONABLE TO PICK THE MIDPOINT?

IT'S AS REASONABLE AS YOUR OTHER DECISIONS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Reasonable Decisions"

Summary:

The comic strip, originally published in 'Dilbert', revolves around a conversation between two characters, one of whom is presenting two projections. The speaker asks which projection is more accurate, and the other character responds by creating an illusion of a credible range using both projections. The speaker then asks if it would be reasonable to pick the midpoint, to which the other character agrees, citing it as a reason-able decision. The comic strip humorously highlights the tendency to create uncertainty and ambiguity in decision-making processes.

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