Include VS Exclude

I’d just like to know what the difference is between EXCEPTIONS when it comes to:

Include external links by URL:

VS

Exclude external links by URL:

Thanks

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WPEL Settings:
array(
‘wpel-external-link-settings’ => array (
‘apply_settings’ => ‘1’,
‘target’ => ”,
‘target_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_follow’ => ‘nofollow’,
‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_noopener’ => ‘1’,
‘rel_noreferrer’ => ‘1’,
‘rel_external’ => ”,
‘rel_sponsored’ => ”,
‘rel_ugc’ => ”,
‘title’ => ‘{title}’,
‘class’ => ”,
‘icon_type’ => ”,
‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,
‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’,
‘icon_fontawesome’ => ‘fa-address-book’,
‘icon_position’ => ‘right’,
‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’,
),
‘wpel-internal-link-settings’ => array (
‘apply_settings’ => ‘1’,
‘target’ => ”,
‘target_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_follow’ => ‘follow’,
‘rel_follow_overwrite’ => ”,
‘rel_noopener’ => ”,
‘rel_noreferrer’ => ”,
‘title’ => ‘{title}’,
‘class’ => ”,
‘icon_type’ => ”,
‘icon_image’ => ‘1’,
‘icon_dashicon’ => ‘dashicons-menu’,
‘icon_fontawesome’ => ‘fa-address-book’,
‘icon_position’ => ‘right’,
‘no_icon_for_img’ => ‘1’,
),
‘wpel-exceptions-settings’ => array (
‘apply_all’ => ‘1’,
‘apply_post_content’ => ‘1’,
‘apply_comments’ => ‘1’,
‘apply_widgets’ => ‘1’,
‘skip_post_ids’ => ”,
‘ignore_classes’ => ”,
‘subdomains_as_internal_links’ => ”,
‘include_urls’ => ‘https://uncoveringbc.com/’,
‘exclude_urls’ => ‘https://flyeia.com/’,
‘excludes_as_internal_links’ => ‘1’,
‘ignore_script_tags’ => ‘1’,
‘ignore_mailto_links’ => ‘1’,
),
‘wpel-admin-settings’ => array (
‘own_admin_menu’ => ‘1’,
),
);