special pleading

English Thesaurus

1. (law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	pleading,
definition	:	(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)

2. an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	specious argument,
definition	:	an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious (noun.communication)