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Logical Fallacy of Overwhelming Exception

Overwhelming exception is one of the many smokescreens that are used to cover the fact that the reasoning is based on one of the three fallacies of Agrippa's trilemma. Whenever a logical fallacy is committed, the fallacy has its roots in Agrippa's trilemma. All human thought (without Divine revelation) is based on one of three unhappy possibilities. These three possibilities are infinite regress, circular reasoning, or axiomatic thinking. This problem is known as Agrippa's trilemma. Some have claimed that only logic and math can be known without Divine revelation; however, that is not true. There is no reason to trust either logic or math without Divine revelation. Science is also limited to the pragmatic because of the weakness on human reasoning, which is known as Agrippa's trilemma.

The Logical Fallacy of Overwhelming Exception occurs when an accurate generalization is made, but it has qualifications that eliminate so many cases that what is left to generalize about is much less than one would be led to believe.

Examples of the Logical Fallacy of Overwhelming Exception

Sandy: "The United States has the most freedom of any nation that ever existed."

Rocky: "What about all the regulations? Can you think of anything that you do that is not regulated? The Small Business Administration has calculated the cost-per-year-per-employee of business regulations to be $10,585." (The Economist)

Sandy: "Well, besides the regulations, the United States has the most freedom of any nation that ever existed."

Sandy's statement has so many exceptions that it is meaningless.

 


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