Examples of special pleading in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His analysis was carefully mixed with a touch of special pleading and a large slice of humble pie. — Patrick Frater, Variety, 18 Aug. 2021 Friedersdorf quotes are plainly engaged in special pleading. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2021 There’s the aspect in these petitions of special pleading — Khan appears to be un-capturable, which is why her targets have the knives out. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021 This is a cad’s special pleading, but most cads don’t have Roth’s mountains of evidence. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2021 And the other almost entirely on feelings, personal preferences, and special pleading. — Dan Mclaughlin, National Review, 18 Aug. 2020 If special pleading for the late period is the book’s one real weakness, its great strength is its tone. — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 1 June 2020 This is an outstanding example of special pleading on behalf of the wealthy. — Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 30 Apr. 2018

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“Special pleading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/special%20pleading. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.

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