Meaning of common sense is neither common nor sensical | Babel Free

Definitions

Many assumptions that people make through intuition, popular culture, or 'common sense' turn out to be incorrect.

Examples

“In fact, much of what we call common sense is neither common, nor sensical. We use the hindsight bias to pretend facts which come to us were apparent all along. As a result we rob ourselves of the strangeness that lies ahead.”

“As some anthropologists are fond of saying, common sense is neither common nor sensical.”

“They say that Common Sense is neither common nor sensical, and the things we believe about our bodies prove it.”

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