Ad hoc

An ad hoc (literally, "to this" in Latin) argument is one created to respond to one particular objection.

For example, the gospels often have different accounts of when Jesus was crucified.

Apologists sometimes respond that there are two different time keeping systems. For an example, see "Was Jesus crucified in the third hour or the sixth hour?" There is no Biblical evidence to justify this claim. This argument is an ad hoc speculation invented for the purpose of refuting this particular argument.

External link

 * Ad hoc hypothesis at The Skeptic's Dictionary