But the exceptions prove the rule, in the sense that over time, the exceptional circumstances tend to disappear.
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"' Closing comment "'--Looking over the many recent edits, I agree the prose has improved markedly, so thanks all for your efforts ( not the ideal time for copyedits to occur in the FAC process but the exception proves the rule ).
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The first speaker in this example has confused the meaning of the phrase, apparently believing that any exception to any rule " proves " the rule true; in this case, the notion that " the exception proves the rule " in cases not excepted " " is neither implied nor understood by the speaker.
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Strange then, as Cohen says, that philosophers and scientists alike refuse to acknowledge either Galileo in particular, or the thought experiment technique in general for its pivotal role in both science and philosophy . ( The exception proves the rule the iconoclastic philosopher of science, Paul Feyerabend, has also observed this methodological prejudice .)
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