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| title = Fastest-Growing | | title = Fastest-Growing | ||
| image = fastest_growing.png | | image = fastest_growing.png | ||
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| titletext = I lead a small but extraordinarily persuasive religion whose only members are door-to-door proselytizers from other faiths. | | titletext = I lead a small but extraordinarily persuasive religion whose only members are door-to-door proselytizers from other faiths. | ||
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
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− | + | {{Incomplete|1102: Fastest-Growing}} | |
− | + | Using percentage of growth can be a misleading value to use for gauging the importance or popularity of something. If you have 5 members and then add 10 more that would mean you have achieved a growth of 200%. However in the case portrayed in this comic the claim appears to be somewhat substantiated as the door-to-door proselytizer claims to have 38,000 members (meaning they grew from 20,540 the previous year by adding 17,450 new members). | |
− | + | [[Black Hat]] attempts humorously to show the flaw in using a percentage of growth statistic by growing his group by 100% by increasing his membership from 1 to 2. | |
− | + | It would appear the joke in the title-text is that Black Hat was able to get another door-to-door proselytizer not shown to join his new religion. | |
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | [A man sporting a thinning comb-over is holding a black book and a clipboard] | |
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− | : | + | Person 1: You should check us out. We're the fastest-growing religion in the country. |
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− | + | Black Hat: "Fastest-growing" is such a dubious claim. | |
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− | : | + | Person 1: It's true! We grew by 85% over the past year. |
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− | {{comic discussion}} | + | [Black Hat turns to off screen right] |
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+ | Black Hat: Hey, Rob — Wanna join my religion? | ||
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+ | (from off): Sure, whatever. | ||
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+ | [Turning back, Black Hat pulls out a steno notebook and pencil] | ||
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+ | Black Hat: Well, looks like my religion grew by 100% this year. | ||
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+ | Person 1: We have 38,000 members! | ||
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+ | Black hat: Hope they're all OK with second place. | ||
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+ | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Black Hat]] | ||
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