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Given a cartoon image and a caption. Caption: Let's not mistake his confidence for leadership. Question: Generating an explanation of why this image/caption combination is funny. Answer: 
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Confidence in action is not the same as competence --- leaders will often confidently make terrible decisions. The hiker walking on the side of the mountain is confidently doing so, but it's a terrible idea for people to do because they will fall off the cliff if they follow. So, the two followers are being prudent to not mistake confidence for high quality leadership, they will probably live as a result.