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Many hypocrites commit the [[logical fallacy]] of [[special pleading]] for their own actions or omissions. Often, either deliberately, knowing themselves to be guilty of actual ethical, religious and moral infractions, or in the mistaken belief that they are innocent of any wrongdoing and are therefore not actually being hypocritical, they accuse others of being hypocrites. In either case, whether innocent or guilty, persons charged with being hypocrites are [[Offense|offended]]. They may even [[Litigation|sue]] their accusers for [[slander]]. | Many hypocrites commit the [[logical fallacy]] of [[special pleading]] for their own actions or omissions. Often, either deliberately, knowing themselves to be guilty of actual ethical, religious and moral infractions, or in the mistaken belief that they are innocent of any wrongdoing and are therefore not actually being hypocritical, they accuse others of being hypocrites. In either case, whether innocent or guilty, persons charged with being hypocrites are [[Offense|offended]]. They may even [[Litigation|sue]] their accusers for [[slander]]. | ||
| − | In [[religion]], [[government]], [[politics]], [[journalism]], [[education]], [[business]], [[sports]], and health and | + | In [[religion]], [[government]], [[politics]], [[journalism]], [[education]], [[business]], [[sports]], and [[United States Department of Health and Human Services|health and human services]], persons seen as trusted, leading, and influential that are exposed as hypocrites, who have violated standards of integrity and right conduct, are sources of public [[scandal]]. |
Historically, many [[Virtue|virtuous]] persons have been [[Antagonist|villain]]ously [[libel]]ed with the unjust and unfounded charge that they are hypocrites. | Historically, many [[Virtue|virtuous]] persons have been [[Antagonist|villain]]ously [[libel]]ed with the unjust and unfounded charge that they are hypocrites. | ||
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Hypocrites are individuals who consciously or unconsciously have a double standard of behavior, who appear to be false and duplicitous in their ethical or moral conduct. They may be consciously living a lie, to gain personal advantage, such as prestige or power, or they may be sincerely self-deceived. They outwardly seem to be what in fact they are not.
Many hypocrites commit the logical fallacy of special pleading for their own actions or omissions. Often, either deliberately, knowing themselves to be guilty of actual ethical, religious and moral infractions, or in the mistaken belief that they are innocent of any wrongdoing and are therefore not actually being hypocritical, they accuse others of being hypocrites. In either case, whether innocent or guilty, persons charged with being hypocrites are offended. They may even sue their accusers for slander.
In religion, government, politics, journalism, education, business, sports, and health and human services, persons seen as trusted, leading, and influential that are exposed as hypocrites, who have violated standards of integrity and right conduct, are sources of public scandal.
Historically, many virtuous persons have been villainously libeled with the unjust and unfounded charge that they are hypocrites.
See also
- Hypocrisy
- Perjury
- Fraud
- Confidence game
- Polemic
- Rhetoric
- Liberal hypocrisy
- Atheist hypocrisy
- RINO
- Christian In Name Only
- Character assassination
- Defamation
- Impeachment at trial
- Injustice
- Joan of Arc
- Thomas More
External links
Famous hypocrites, Infamous hypocrites (thehypertexts.com)
10 Breathtaking Examples of Government Hypocrisy (listverse.com)
America's Journalistic Hypocrites, by Robert Parry (consortiumnews.com)
Hypocrisy: Self-deception, or Akrasia (weakness of will)? (lesswrong.com)
Why are Christians so Hypocritical? (exploregod.com)
What About Hypocrites in the Church? (focusonthefamily.com)
100 Bible verses on Being Falsely Accused (openbible.info)
Gaudium et Spes The Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (1965) (vatican.va) the causes of modern distress: scandal, hypocrisy, disbelief and atheism