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::''Where the other party has reason to believe that the party manifesting such assent would not do so if he knew that the writing contained a particular term, the term is not part of the agreement.'' | ::''Where the other party has reason to believe that the party manifesting such assent would not do so if he knew that the writing contained a particular term, the term is not part of the agreement.'' | ||
:This is a subjective test focusing on the mind of the seller and has been adopted by only a few state courts. | :This is a subjective test focusing on the mind of the seller and has been adopted by only a few state courts. | ||
*The doctrine of [[unconscionability]] is a fact-specific doctrine arising from [[Equity (law)|equitable]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} principles. Unconscionability in standard form contracts usually arises where there is an "absence of meaningful choice on the part of one party due to one-sided contract provisions, together with terms which are so oppressive that no reasonable person would make them and no fair and honest person would accept them." (''Fanning v. Fritz's Pontiac-Cadillac-Buick Inc.'' | *The doctrine of [[unconscionability]] is a fact-specific doctrine arising from [[Equity (law)|equitable]]{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}} principles. Unconscionability in standard form contracts usually arises where there is an "absence of meaningful choice on the part of one party due to one-sided contract provisions, together with terms which are so oppressive that no reasonable person would make them and no fair and honest person would accept them." (''Fanning v. Fritz's Pontiac-Cadillac-Buick Inc.'') | ||
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