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An '''overwhelming exception''' is a [[logical fallacy]] similar to a [[hasty generalization]]. It is a generalization that is accurate, but comes with one or more qualifications thatwhich eliminate so many cases that what remains is much less impressive than the initial statement might have led one to assume.

'''Examples:'''