It is actually a fascinating argument that shows how little of what is being decided is based on actual data ( or at least our understanding of it ), but rather

It is actually a fascinating argument that shows how little of what is being decided is based on actual data ( or at least our understanding of it ), but rather that data visualization is being used to push already pre-approved decisions with data being used merely as a 'for' argument. I agree that if there is an indication that if most professionals don't really know what boxplot is supposed communicate, maybe it should not be used.