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This comic is titled "This is why people should learn statistics." A woman declares she will not fly in a plane because they are not safe from terrorists. In the second panel, she is shown driving a car while texting, saying "Hold on. I'll text you an article about it."

The irony is that the woman is terrified of the statistically minuscule risk of a terrorist attack on a plane, yet she is simultaneously engaging in texting while driving, which is far more likely to result in injury or death. The comic highlights a common cognitive bias where people overestimate dramatic but rare risks (like terrorism) while ignoring mundane but far more dangerous everyday behaviors. The title's reference to statistics underscores that even basic statistical literacy would reveal how irrational her fear is relative to her actual behavior.