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Common sense would dictate such knowledge 

A more intelligent way of saying duh
Person 1: Spinning makes me dizzy.
Person 2: Well duh!

Person 1: *smacks*

Different situation

Person 1: Spinning makes me dizzy
Person 3: Common sense would dictate such knowledge
Person 1: Huh..?

Common Senseless

1. Acting senselessly in situations that typically require only a small dosage of practical knowledge.

2. Lacking common sense, but typically still intelligent.
Common senseless moments are often accompanied by either personal injury or a financial blow, and they almost always involve extreme mortification.

Ex. The most common senseless moment I’ve ever had was when I went to that bathroom in the woods and wiped with a poison ivy leaf. Ouch.

Ex. How is it possible that my sister goes to Harvard and yet she still manages to run out of gas at least once a week. She is so common senseless!

common sense 

A mythical force that is supposed to bestow knowledge of the obvious. Unfortunately, humankind has proven, time and time again, that there is no such thing as common sense.
The People v. Common Sense:

Exhibit A-
Common sense should tell people that coffee is a hot drink, and that when spilling it, one should expect it to be hot. Common sense should also tell people that eating fatty foods makes you fat. Still, look at the recent pathetic excuses for "lawsuits" against some fast-food restaurants.

Exhibit B-
Common sense should tell people - even children - that TV shows such as "Power Rangers" are not reality. Two eleven-year-old boys, however, tried to re-enact a scene from the above-mentioned show by burying an eight-year-old boy alive in the ground, thinking he would grow back out. Duuuuh...I don't think it worked...oops!

Exhibit C-
Common sense should tell the Bush administration to take money from people who actually HAVE MONEY TO GIVE, but instead they choose to take it from people who do not have it.

I rest my case.
common sense by misanthropist September 1, 2008

Common Sense 

1) Something the general populous of Earth lacks.

2) The ability to discern what is right and what is wrong.

3) The ability to discern what is intelligent and what is stupid.
The blaming of obesity on fast-food restaurants and not on people who should know that fatty food makes you fat.
Common Sense by Metropolitan Grey November 12, 2003

Common Sense Media 

A blatantly biased website where reviews of critics do not match with parent and kid reviews onsite and IMDB reviews offsite, that constantly sets shows at a higher age rating so kids cannot watch it because they deem it "offensive", and lower age ratings of things that young kids shouldn't be watching because they are "inclusive". Example:
Breaking Bad is rated 17+ because it promotes "bad views of women", even though the show is rated 16+ globally.
The Barbie Movie is rated 11+, because it promotes "good views of women" even though the show is rated 13+ globally. The Barbie movie is only rated "2/5" for sexual content even though there are PLENTY of double entendres. Common Sense Media claims to be a non-profit, however this is not true whatsoever and the company charges people for viewing multiple reviews a day. They have a revenue of $25,452,329. They try to hid content from kids for political reasons.
Common Sense Media by mojoUwU July 30, 2023

Common Sense 

A phrase used by someone who wants any critical analysis of what they are saying to stop immediately.
"Global warming can't exist because it was cold last winter. That's just common sense."
Common Sense by Al Benedict June 11, 2009