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What is Common Knowledge? | The Diatribe (2021x9)

Air date: Apr 20, 2021

Common knowledge is simply "Widely-known, generally-accepted information" -Chicago Manual of Style. But it is a lot more complicated than that. It's common to whom? ------------------------------------------------------------ Connected videos: 0:30 - demonetized playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wUWJt6-1-dlVWrPfD4-lpOk 0:35 - YouTube suppresses history: https://youtu.be/-vRGguUJIx8 1:50 - Las Vegas history playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnwpaclU4wWlBIcN6Xq0oJgMyEIoFrzw 3:00 - Bugsy: https://youtu.be/4nhlqQ5qFf8 5:30 - Frontier Thesis: https://youtu.be/oa5M0B7sb5U ------------------------------------------------------------ SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=CynicalCypher88 Support the channel through PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/CynicalHistorian or by purchasing MERCH: https://teespring.com/stores/the-cynical-historian LET'S CONNECT: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynicalcypher88 Discord: https://discord.gg/Ukthk4U Twitter: https://twitter.com/Cynical_History Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CynicalHistory/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Wiki: Common knowledge is knowledge that is known by everyone or nearly everyone, usually with reference to the community in which the term is used. Common knowledge need not concern one specific subject, e.g., science or history. Rather, common knowledge can be about a broad range of subjects, such as science, literature, history, and entertainment. Often, common knowledge does not need to be cited. Common knowledge is distinct from general knowledge. In broader terms, common knowledge is used to refer to information that a reader would accept as valid, such as information that many users may know. As an example, this type of information may include the temperature in which water freezes or boils. To determine if information should be considered common knowledge,