Question

Why is it called common sense if it is not widely present?

Answer 1

Common sense is sense that should be common to most people. It's not something acquired like a formal education. Common sense isn't really taught, it's just reckoning that most of us develop.

Answer 2

Common sense isn't uncommon. It's the simple stuff in life that even the simplest people can pick up on.

Answer 3

Common sense is referring to common knowledge. Which is the basic information people use for everyday life situations.

Answer 4

it's only uncommon to retards

Answer 5

Many people don't think about how they learned the things they know. So when another person does something in a different way they think "well, common sense should tell that person to do it this way." Maybe the person doing it differently just hasn't learned it yet. There is no such thing as common sense.