You only need one example to the contrary to rebut an assertion of *never.*

falcolas · on Nov 30, 2017

However you need much more than one to avoid delineating the exceptions which prove the rule.

Also, your anecdote had a safety net - parents willing to take them in. What impact would the absence of that safety net have had?

DoreenMichele · on Nov 30, 2017

The judgement of the parents may have been part of why he felt compelled to leave town and get thoroughly wasted. Perhaps had they not been there, he would have been facing a very different mental and emotional landscape entirely and made other choices.

You cannot change one element of an equation without impacting all parts. Thinking you can is a common logical error.