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+See paragraphs 37 et.seq. on rules
+The associated canon of construction—expressio unius est ¶38
+exclusio alterius (expressio unius)—holds that “to express or include
+one thing implies the exclusion of the other, or of the alternative.”
+Expressio unius est exclusio alterius, BLACK’S LAW DICTIONARY (11th
+ed. 2019); see also Pulham v. Kirsling, 2019 UT 18, ¶ 30 n.9, 443 P.3d
+(citing the above definition). And while canons of
+construction “are not formulaic, dispositive indicators of statutory
+meaning,” they serve as “tools that guide our construction of
+statutes in accordance with common, ordinary usage and
+understanding of language—in this instance, the expectation that
+legislators typically use language advisedly and tend not to speak
+in superfluous terms.” Olsen, 2011 UT 10, ¶ 19.

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