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"exception proves the rule" means "exception tests the rule" and calls for clarification of the rule. So what is the clarification that explains Amazon? (It's
by sukilot 6y ago
"exception proves the rule" means "exception tests the rule" and calls for clarification of the rule. So what is the clarification that explains Amazon?
(It's that Amazon was always profitable at margin, and invested profits into real growth not bribing customers.)
- mikestew 6y ago"exception proves the rule" means "exception tests the rule" That is very debatable. Regardless, it's the not the meaning I was using.
- LudwigNagasena 6y agoI personally think that the only meaningful use of "exception proves the rule" is in its original meaning: spelling out a specific rule means that there exists a general opposite rule, i.e. "parking prohibited on Sundays" implies that parking is not prohibited on other days. Every other use of this phrase sounds to me bizarre and nonsencial, contradicting the basics of logic.
- novok 6y agoIt's because the exception is 'exceptional' or low probability that the rarity of the exception proves the general trend that everyone is expecting. Otherwise it wouldn't be called an exception, correct? "If there wasn't a rule, then you wouldn't call that an exception."