Evaluate an exception by mapping fairness, evidence, precedent, and guardrails.
Policy pressure One sympathetic exception request could quietly rewrite the rule for everyone else. Fairness fails when reasons stay private. Map the exception Rule purpose -> material difference -> comparable standard -> guardrail Policy exceptions need more reasoning than routine approvals because they create evidence for future cases. Shortcut Approve the likable case A decision the organization can explain. The test is whether the exception can be generalized to comparable cases without favoritism. 01 Purpose 02 Comparison 03 Guardrail Step 1 The request is sympathetic and visible.
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