https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_pleading
http://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Special_pleading
https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/special-pleading
eg homeopathy – rct’s do not apply to them
“If you do this while arguing, it is sometimes called special pleading. You search for exemptions and excuses for why a rule or a description or a definition does not apply to something that you hold dear while still applying those standards to everything else.”
“You also use special pleading to explain away how something extraordinary failed to stand up to scrutiny, or why there is a lack of evidence for a difficult-to-believe claim that you personally think is credible.”
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