General knowledge is knowledge known to everyone or almost everyone, usually by reference to the community in which the term is used. General knowledge does not need to pay attention to a particular subject, for example, science or history. Conversely, general knowledge can be on a variety of subjects, such as science, literature, history, and entertainment. Often, general knowledge does not need to be quoted. General knowledge differs from general knowledge. The latter has been defined by differential psychologists as referring to "culturally valued knowledge communicated by various non-specialist media", and is considered an aspect of ability related to intelligence. Therefore, there are substantial individual differences in general knowledge that are contrary to common knowledge.
In broader terms, general knowledge is used to refer to information that readers will accept as valid, such as information that may be known to many users. For example, this type of information may include the temperature at which water freezes or boils. To determine whether information should be considered general knowledge, you can ask yourself who your audience is, whether you can assume they already have some familiarity with the topic, or the credibility of the information will be questioned.
Many techniques have been developed to answer the question of distinguishing truth from facts in things that have become "common knowledge". Scientific methods are usually applied in cases involving phenomena associated with astronomy, mathematics, physics, and natural laws of nature. In legal settings, the rules of evidence generally exclude rumors (which can describe the "facts" one holds as "common knowledge").
"Conventional wisdom" is a similar term that also refers to a pervasive knowledge or analysis.
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Example
Common knowledge examples:
- "Paris is the capital of France." Many national capitals are considered common knowledge by most people.
- "The Moon orbits Earth." Observations of the moon show us that this is happening. In addition, scientific findings provide confirmation. At various periods in history, it is considered a common knowledge that the Earth is flat and that the Sun orbits the Earth, although these theories are later found to be false.
- "It's very dangerous to mix ammonia and bleach." Although both common household chemicals, accidents involving ammonia and bleach mixing are rare, since the potentially deadly dangers in their chemical reactions are widely circulated warning tales.
- "The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution gives Americans the right to refuse to answer questions in court that will endanger themselves." "Pleading the Fifth" is a phrase commonly used in American everyday language, and even in popular media such as the Chappelle's Show sketch comedy series. Thus it can be regarded as general knowledge in the United States.
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See also
- General knowledge (logic)
- Common sense
- Consensus reality
- Conventional wisdom
- Cultural heritage
- Cultural exercise
- Cyc, an attempt to capture common sense in computer systems
- Obligations by merge
- Rule of thumb
- Social construction
- Legal notice
- List of common misconceptions
Further reading
- R. Fagin, J. Y. Halpern, Y. Moses, and M. Y. Vardi. Knowledge Reasoning , The MIT Press, 1995. ISBNÃ, 0-262-56200-6
- Lewis, David. Convention: Philosophical studies . Harvard University Press, 1969.
- J-J Ch. Meyer and W van der Hoek Epistemic Logic for Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence , volume 41, Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science, Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBNÃ, 0-521-46014-X
- Stalnaker, Robert. "Demands". Page 315-322 in P. Cole (ed.). Syntax and Semantics 9 : Pragmatic, 1978.
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