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MERRIAM-WEBSTER HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS OF TELL-
ing us what words and phrases mean since 1826. If you look up
the term conventional wisdom, M-W tells us that it’s “the generally
accepted belief, opinion, judgment, or prediction about a partic-
ular matter.”
But is it correct? Experience shows that conventional wisdom
is often right, but not always. Sometimes it’s dead wrong. In the
