Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: What did the Founders mean... [View all]jimmy the one
(2,717 posts)Wtf does posting a definition of 'factoid' have to do with anything? argumentum reddum herringum.
johnston: It is commonly accepted, but that does not mean it is true. Claiming something is true because it is "conventional wisdom" is a logical fallacy.
YMMS. Now you've walked back your previous contentions & become a genius for the obvious.
Conventional wisdom is usually correct, it is NOT 'usually wrong' or 'almost always wrong' as you put it.
And once again you post a link, cherry pick a few disparaging snippets thinking you're refuting, when upon scrutiny of the link it only proves you way out of line.
From your link: In a more general sense, {conventional wisdom} is used to refer to the accepted truth about something which nearly no one would argue about, and so is used as a gauge (or well-spring) of normative behavior or belief, even within a professional context
galbraith, inventor of term: It will be convenient to have a name for the ideas which are esteemed at any time for their acceptability, and it should be a term that emphasizes this predictability. I shall refer to these ideas henceforth as the conventional wisdom
Galbraith specifically prepended 'The' to the phrase to emphasize its uniqueness, and sharpened its meaning to narrow it to those commonplace beliefs that are also acceptable and comfortable to society, thus enhancing their ability to resist facts that might diminish them.
Conventional wisdom is not necessarily true.