The belief that the most common or popular position on an issue is automatically the most neutral one—that consensus equals objectivity. The Majority Neutralist assumes that if most people believe something, that belief must be free of bias, because bias is deviation from the norm. This flips the actual relationship: majorities have the most powerful biases, the ones that get to dress up as "common sense" precisely because they're invisible to those who hold them. The majority view isn't neutral—it's just the bias you don't have to defend.
"Most people in this country agree with me, so I'm obviously not biased—I'm just normal." That's Majority Neutrality Bias: mistaking the water you're swimming in for the absence of water.
by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal February 22, 2026
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