>In mathematical proofs, you only need one counter-example to refute a proof or argument. The things we're talking about here aren't mathematical axioms, they'

>In mathematical proofs, you only need one counter-example to refute a proof or argument. The things we're talking about here aren't mathematical axioms, they're general trends. One counter-example does not disprove a trend. Every real-life trend has exceptions, and it frequently is interesting to examine the exceptions to see why they bucked the trend.