Dilbert cartoon first published on Monday 8th March 2021
Dilbert//11650, first published five years ago on Monday 8th March 2021
Traumatic Story
Tags
mental health, sales, sales personnel, business, technology, salesman, traumatic, experience, child, story, relate, manipulate, emotions, short-circuit, critical, thinking
Official transcript
salesman in meeting: before i tell you about our newest product, i'd like to tell you a story about a traumatic experience i had as a child.
originally published on dilbert.com
Open source transcript
BEFORE I TELL YOU ABOUT OUR NEWEST PRODUCT, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU A STORY ABOUT A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE I HAD AS A CHILD.
IS YOUR STORY RELATED TO THE TOPIC, OR IS IT JUST AN EXCUSE TO YAMMER ABOUT SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
IM TRYING TO MANIPULATE YOUR EMOTIONS TO SHORT- CIRCUIT YOUR CRITICAL THINKING.
OKAY. CARRY ON
collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive
AI Analysis
Comic Strip Title: "Circuit Your Critical Thinking"
Summary:
The comic strip features a group of people sitting at a table, engaged in a discussion about a traumatic experience. One individual asks if their story is related to the topic, and another person responds by suggesting that they "circuit their critical thinking" to manipulate their emotions and make the story more relatable.
Key Elements:
- A group of people sitting at a table
- A discussion about a traumatic experience
- One individual asks if their story is related to the topic
- Another person suggests manipulating emotions to make the story more relatable
- The phrase "circuit your critical thinking" is used to describe this manipulation
Humor:
The comic strip uses humor to highlight the absurdity of trying to manipulate others' emotions to make a story more relatable. The use of the phrase "circuit your critical thinking" adds to the comedic effect, implying that the person is trying to bypass their own critical thinking abilities to achieve this goal.
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