Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers
by ggm on Friday September 10, 2021 @09:12PM
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I was taught it comes from logic, and argumentation: the act of stating an exception proves a rule as stated (a rule is a claim to an axiom) is wrong. So it's in logic and philosophy, not Roman law.
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Re:Google illegally underpaid thousands of workers
by Retric on Saturday September 11, 2021 @06:39AM
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If you’re reading a guide book and it specifically says: “Use spell X to ability kill this boss” the implication is you can’t instantly kill other bosses by using ability X.
Logically the statement says nothing beyond what it says, but implicitly by providing the exception you’re stating that the general rule is different.
It’s a perfectly rational linguistic argument, though often misused outside of that context.