Thick Rules And The 3 Exes - Deepstash

Thick Rules And The 3 Exes

Thick rules announce a directive about how or how not to behave, clearly and succinctly, but then they go on to fatten that precept with examples, exceptions and appeals to experience (call them the three exes).

Thick rules are learned by EXample and from EXperience, and they are constantly being stretched by EXceptions – the three exes (and perhaps a fourth ex, for EXtenuating circumstances). These are part and parcel of the rule itself, the woolly coat that cushions the rule against unforeseen circumstances.

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