Which is NOT an example of common knowledge?

a.the different types of broken bones

b.the last four presidents of the United States

c.the winners of last year's academy awards

d.the different state capitals

Answer:

a.the different types of broken bones

Common knowledge refers to facts like historical evens and current events, geographic locations and famous people. It also comprises common sayings and folklore and information that other people know concerning a particular subject area or a fact known by many people. It is an information that the educated and a person who is also not educated can agree that the information is reliable without researching it. According to most people, common knowledge does not require to be cited or referenced as it is something known by everyone.

According to the choices provided above, the common knowledge are:The last four presidents of the United States, the winners of last year's academy awards and the different state capitals. These are common knowledge as they they are both historical events and currents events. These are things that are known by most people and does not need to be found only in books.

The different kinds of broken bones not common knowledge because, it is not something that anyone can easily know. There are different kinds of bones and it will be difficult for a person to tell what kind of bones the person is referring to. May be it is the bones of animals or humans beings. It is not obvious that someone can have an answer to this question unless the question is made to be specific. Furthermore, when you refer to broken bones, a person may not know whether its for a live animal or one which is dead. Thus this sentence is not common knowledge.

The others are common knowledge because:

b.the last four presidents of the United States - this is common knowledge because this is an historical events and the answers are always very obvious Usually it is well known by most people as even they themselves took part in electing the president.

c.the winners of last year's academy awards- this is a current event and it is common knowledge. It is available in the media, magazines and social and besides that, it is an event that happens so most people participate and others follow through its proceedings.

d.the different state capitals - this is common knowledge as it is something that exists and people live in this states. It will thus be very easy for someone living in this country or even outside to tell you the states found there.

References

Barwise, J. (2016). Three views of common knowledge. In Readings in Formal Epistemology (pp. 759-772). Springer, Cham.

Heeren, J. (2017). Alfred Schutz and the sociology of common-sense knowledge. In Everyday Life (pp. 45-56). Routledge.