Using Special Pleading to invalidate first-cause argument regarding ...
Apr 13, 2018 · No, the argument does not commit special pleading. Special pleading is a form of fallacious argument that involves an attempt to cite something as an exception to a generally …
Is this a case of special pleading? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Oct 3, 2025 · No, not "Special Pleading Fallacy". Special pleading is to strongly invoke a general principle, then without other justification drop that principle only in the cases when counter examples …
How to successfully defend an exception without committing special ...
Jan 1, 2016 · The only way for Y to make sense would be if there was at least 1 exception, or Y is completely wrong. Y being a well accepted aspect of science and philosophy. How does one …
Consistency and special pleading in absolute truth claims
Dec 4, 2024 · One now not only has to back up the claim but in a way that also justifies exempting it. Without that such special pleading is a fallacy. Being stuck between inconsistency and fallacy is an …
What point is Richard Dawkins trying to make here? Is it a fallacy?
What Dawkins does is to say "Special pleading is not a convincing argument for a claim". That is not a fallacy. So regarding your points: "So what?", "What's Dawkins's problem?". The issue he has with …
Is this is logical fallacy? - Philosophy Stack Exchange
Aug 29, 2023 · Special pleading is essentially an informal fallacy where you claim an exceptions without being able to give a reason for why there is an exception. But if you can give an explanation that is …
existence of god - What speaks against the "every creation has a ...
Apr 23, 2023 · The "every creation has a creator" argument for the existence of God is a variation of the cosmological argument, which asserts that the universe must have had a cause or creator. However, …
Is there a term for a fallacy in which one believes something to be ...
Mar 26, 2023 · Special pleading is an informal fallacy wherein one cites something as an exception to a general or universal principle, without justifying the special exception. The argument from ignorance …
probability - Are there any fallacies in this argument from unique ...
Mar 18, 2023 · As for what fallacy is possibly applicable in this argument, off the top of my head, I'd consider special pleading: Special pleading is an informal fallacy wherein one cites something as an …
Does the impossibility of an infinite regress prove God exists?
Dec 31, 2015 · The only way to arrive at a timeless state is to go "before" the Big Bang. Special pleading is an argument with an unjustified exception. Given the above, is this exception justified? Does the …