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> and so they show that the system is working - they are exceptions that prove the rule. What does this even mean? How do exceptions prove the rule?
by jedmeyers 11y ago
> and so they show that the system is working - they are exceptions that prove the rule.
What does this even mean? How do exceptions prove the rule?
- learnstats2 11y agoFrom Wikipedia: "the presence of an exception applying to a specific case establishes that a general rule exists." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule The fact that the parent is complaining about a small number of exceptional cases proves that the system works well in the general case.