The Commonness of Sense
Common sense is a troublesome term. What does it entail? Why is some common sense really common, like how to put on socks, while other common sense is more complicated, like the supply and demand curve?
We need to quantify commonness of sense and also create a cut-off point at which sense does not qualify as common. I think 85% of the adult population of Earth qualifies as common. If 16% or more do not know something, it is regular sense. If 85% or more do not know it, it is clearly uncommon sense, not to be confused with common nonsense, such as the idea that Mountain Dew causes sterility or that not all women are insane.
I wonder what uncommon nonsense would be… nonsense that under 16% of adults believe? Oh, I got one. “Bill O’Reilly is not an incredibly enormous douchebag.”
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