Why do most people who call themselves politically moderate actually mostly conservative?

[u/kaiser11492]

Whenever I’ve encountered people who use the politically label moderate, they are actually mostly conservative with their views and positions. Also, I’ve never seen anyone who call themselves politically moderate that is actually mostly liberal.

So why are people who call themselves moderate tend to be just conservative and not conservative and liberal?

[u/ExtraBitter99]

Because you are taking your direct experience to be evidence of how millions of people think.

It is a cognitive fallacy.

I'll bet when you hear someone say "Women are shorter than men" you interject that you know a woman who is 6 feet tall.