Logic / Unit 8 Logic 404 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Special Pleading
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The idea
Applying a standard to others while exempting oneself, without relevant grounds for the exemption.
In practice
"Merging late is reckless — though when I do it, it's efficient."
Where people slip
Near-miss: relevant differences justify different treatment; that's not pleading, that's the rule's own logic. The fallacy is the exemption without the difference.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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