"special pleading" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: special pleadings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} special pleading (countable and uncountable, plural special pleadings)
  1. Arguing that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification and without a relevant basis. Wikipedia link: special pleading Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Logical fallacies Synonyms: stacking the deck Derived forms: special pleader Related terms: double standard
    Sense id: en-special_pleading-en-noun-lUYdUaMk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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