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- To call something “obvious” or “common sense” is to call it settled and refuse to relitigate it or revisit all the work that went into determining it was so inarguable in the first place.
www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/magazine/how-do-you-explain-the-obvious.html
Oct 25, 2014 · Oftentimes when people say the obvious there’s a tendency to be sarcastic or dismissive. “No duh, it’s hot out.” Stating the obvious can be viewed as a “bid” for connection. A bid is any attempt from one person to another for attention, affirmation, affection, or any other positive connection.
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Feb 2, 2012 · I have a different explanation: this is a status defense mechanism. If you say something that other people find obvious, in a way that suggests that you didn't find it obvious, you lose status-points for not being as smart as them.
Mar 6, 2019 · Stating the obvious helps you to communicate a thought clearly through a breadcrumb approach. One where you can describe something at the highest level and then move the conversation towards...
You find it necessary to insult those who you deem have stated the obvious? What is obvious to one person may be foreign to another, it's all relative. A better follow-up would be to ask if there are any specific costs that are routinely overlooked or underestimated in quotations ie.
The best terms to use in situations where someone is stating the obvious are “Captain Obvious”, “redundant” and “prolixity”. In their own ways, these all express the core aspects that someone who states the obvious exhibits, and because of this, they are very valuable and important expressions.
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Sep 11, 2017 · I have noticed that a lot of people already do it, stating the obvious, but accompany the obvious with a mitigating clause like “as everyone knows” or “that’s a no-brainer”.