Editing Special pleading (section)

== Examples ==
A difficult case is when a possible criticism is made relatively immune to investigation. This immunity may take the forms of:

* Creation of an ''[[Ad hoc hypothesis|ad-hoc]]'' exception to prevent the rule from backfiring against the claim:
**Example: ''Everyone has a duty to help the police do their job, no matter who the suspect is. That is why we must support investigations into corruption in the police department. No person is above the law. Of course, if the police come knocking on my door to ask about my neighbors and the robberies in our building, I know nothing. I’m not about to rat on anybody.''<ref name=":2" />
* "You aren't like me, so you do not even have a right to think about or hold opinions on my plight."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www2.palomar.edu/users/bthompson/Special%20Pleading.html |title=Special Pleading |website=Bruce Thompson's Fallacy Page |publisher=Critical Thinking (PHIL 200) [study guide] |location=Palomar College |access-date=23 May 2019 |quote=‘You aren't like me, so you do not even have a right to think about or hold opinions on my plight’... [t]he fallacy of Special Pleading presupposes that some differences are so great that the human capacity of empathy cannot cross them.}}</ref>
** Example:  ''Keep your advice to yourself.  If you didn't grow up the way I did, then you can't understand.''