The process by which certain beliefs become elevated to the status of "common sense" precisely because they have been confirmed so often, by so many, for so long, that their confirmation is no longer visible as an active process. Common sense feels like direct perception of reality, not a hypothesis, because its confirmation history is buried in cultural memory. This bias hides the contingency of these beliefs, making alternatives seem not just wrong, but insane. Common sense is the ghost of confirmation bias after it has become invisible.
Confirmation Bias of Common Sense Example: In 1700, it was common sense that the Earth was young and that kings ruled by divine right. These weren't beliefs; they were the backdrop of reality. Questioning them was folly. Today, common sense includes human rights and germ theory. Confirmation Bias of Common Sense reveals that yesterday's common sense was just a massively confirmed hypothesis, and today's will be tomorrow's historical curiosity. The bias is in forgetting that all sense was once nonsense.
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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!
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!
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