common-sensical

I will try to prove the simple, common-sensical reasonableness of the pro-life case by a sort of Socratic logic.

Apologetics 2009

I will try to prove the simple, common-sensical reasonableness of the pro-life case by a sort of Socratic logic.

Saints 2009

An issue like that tends to focus a common-sensical mind pretty quickly with reality trumping pie-in-the-sky every time.

These ‘I regret my 2008 vote’ pieces are going to be excruciating… | RedState 2010

Joe symbolizes conservative faith in the common-sensical wisdom of the ordinary man as superior to the pronouncements of Washington wonks and pointy headed elites.

Joe the Plumber: Metapundit 2009

That's to say: It's sad that such common-sensical notions are considered more underground/unconventional, for lack of better words, in this era of insane standardized testing.

"The best reading teachers are teachers who read." 2009

Doubt is crucial because what is considered demonstrable may turn out to be a common-sensical misconception of the facts.

Bukiet on Brooklyn Books Hal Duncan 2009

On one level, I'm not crazy about this at all, because it means that lots of things just won't be done, things that would have been common-sensical 30 years ago, like a big clean-energy bill.

More power to conservative Democrats Michael Tomasky 2010

Matt rightly counters with the common-sensical reply that actually, the fact that prices are so high seems to indicate that people do, in fact, want to live there.

Matthew Yglesias » Parking Shortages Still Bad for Business 2009

Though "The Dictator's Handbook" contains many points that are common-sensical—of course government transfer payments ensure voter loyalty—the pithy volume unpacks these political truisms, challenging readers to apply them to contemporaneous politics.

It's Good to Be Boss Michael Moynihan 2011

This oversight is glaring given the relatively common-sensical main recommendations of the report.

Wonk Room » Report Presumes ‘Strategic Imperative’ Of US-Iraq Relationship 2009