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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?" is a common phrase, meant to challenge someone who indicates their desire to do something is that all their friends are doing the same thing. It is meant to cause the person to consider whether the fact their friends are doing something, alone, means something is a good idea. The form of the statement with "your friends" replaced by another group or a specific individual is also used. | ||
− | + | The comic points out a logical fallacy with the statement, in that while many of the person's friends are actually doing what the subject intends to do, it is extremely unlikely that all of the subject's friends would suddenly jump off a bridge, precisely because it is a bad idea. [[Cueball]] responds by assuming that if all of his friends jumped off a bridge, there must have been some extreme circumstance that made it logical to do so; for example, that the bridge is on fire. The title texts adds upon this, given that the unseen speaker is essentially expecting Cueball to see the foolish decision of his friends with cynicism instead of concern. | |
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− | [[Cueball]] responds by assuming that if all of his friends jumped off a bridge, there must have been some extreme circumstance that made it logical to do so; for example, that the bridge is on fire. | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[A youthful Cueball talking to an unseen parent.] | :[A youthful Cueball talking to an unseen parent.] | ||
:Parent: No, you can't go. | :Parent: No, you can't go. | ||
− | :Cueball: But all my | + | :Cueball: But all my friends — |
:Parent: If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too? | :Parent: If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too? | ||
:Cueball: Oh, jeez. Probably. | :Cueball: Oh, jeez. Probably. | ||
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:Parent: What!? Why!? | :Parent: What!? Why!? | ||
:Cueball: Because all my friends did. | :Cueball: Because all my friends did. | ||
− | :Cueball: Think about it — which scenario is more likely: | + | :Cueball: Think about it — which scenario is more likely: |
:Cueball: Every single person I know, many of them levelheaded and afraid of heights, abruptly went crazy at exactly the same time... | :Cueball: Every single person I know, many of them levelheaded and afraid of heights, abruptly went crazy at exactly the same time... |