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Special pleading
noun
Word Frequency:
0.3
Definitions
1.
noun
Arguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification or without a relevant basis.
Synonyms
stacking the deck
pleadery
plea
petitio principii
pseudo-argument
apologeticism
sanctimony
paromologia
argumentum ad lazarum
paromology
argumentum ad passiones
argumentum ad dictionarium
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