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Question:"Nonsense" is one of the 60 "moods" of syllogistic logic that result in necessarily false conclusions. Except many are hard to see.

So actually, "nonsense" refers, in the popular idiom, anything that is not "common sense."

What is "common sense"?

Any of the 12 moods that present possibly true conclusions.


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: "Nonsense" is one of the 60 "moods" of syllogistic logic that result in necessarily false conclusions. Except many are hard to see.

So actually, "nonsense" refers, in the popular idiom, anything that is not "common sense."

What is "common sense"?

Any of the 12 moods that present possibly true conclusions.

No. We just have to know the difference between fact and fiction.

i would say that to identify non- sense
you have to know what sense is.

No. We only have to be critical thinkers with at least a modicum of knowledge on the subject.