special pleading

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Some of the complaints of London’s financiers are special pleading.
一些来自伦敦金融家的抱怨是格外恳求的。
Sir John insists that this is not special pleading for his company.
约翰爵士坚持认为这不是什么为自己公司特殊的请求。
The Fed’s arguments against the bill are unlikely to persuade, and will undoubtedly strike the average American as little more than special pleading.
美联储反对法案的理由不太可能说服普通美国人，并毫无疑问的会让美国人民认为这不过是在诡辩。

But even Mr Sarkozy has proved a hard-core national protectionist when it comes to special pleading by French industry.
ECONOMIST: France
Industry special pleading helps square legislators' hostility to online betting with their willingness to allow online state lotteries and online betting on horse racing.
ECONOMIST: Online gambling
Israel's leading liberal newspaper, Haaretz, recently reported that senior officials in Washington are increasingly irritated by Mr Barak's incessant special pleading on Mr Netanyahu's behalf.
ECONOMIST: Israel’s ruling coalition faces more dissent from within

the act of arguing from a particular case in order to get an unfair advantage in a more general situation

a pleading that alleges new facts that offset those put forward by the other side rather than directly admitting or denying those facts