 Exclusive cp-laws of the form “exclusively cp, \(A\)s are \(B\)s” admit exceptions, i.e., instantiations of \(A\)s which are not-\(B\)s (Pietroski and Rey speak of “abnormal” instances; 1995, 88). A philosophical reconstruction of exclusive cp-laws—which includes restricted comparative cp-laws and, thus, the majority of all cp-laws—faces a severe problem. This problem can be articulated in the form of a dilemma. This dilemma has been formulated by Lange (1993, 235), who attributes it to Hempel (1988).