One of the stupidest phrases vert.
Almost by definition the exception disproves the rule.
There’s literally no logical sense in which the exception can prove the rule unless the rule is not really a rule but more of a suggestion.
Almost by definition the exception disproves the rule.
There’s literally no logical sense in which the exception can prove the rule unless the rule is not really a rule but more of a suggestion.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exception_that_proves_the_rule
It honestly doesn't bother me as much as when people incorrectly say "begs the question" when they mean "raises the question" but I think we're long past the point of us ever correcting any of these.