specious argument vs special pleading

specious argument and special pleading both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
specious argument	Yes	No	No	No
special pleading	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, special pleading is a hyponym of specious argument; that is, special pleading is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than specious argument:

specious argument: an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious
special pleading: an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence

Other hyponyms of specious argument include vicious circle, straw man, strawman.

specious argument (noun)	special pleading (noun)
an argument that appears good at first view but is really fallacious	(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
	an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence

specious argument vs special pleading

specious argument and special pleading both are nouns.

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