In my youth, I came to understand the term "common sense" as implying that though you may not have extensive knowledge about a topic or even extensive skill in reasoning, you likely have enough of ...

While practical judgment and reasoning differ depending on the person, there are very specific traits easy to spot in people ...

Not everyone without common sense lacks intelligence. In fact, plenty of smart people struggle with everyday judgment. But people with zero common sense tend to say certain statements all the time.

Editor: At least one letter writer envisions America’s “return to greatness” from President Trump’s “common-sense revolution” (March 26). At first glance, the paradigmatic shift in decision-making ...

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