Talk:Hypocrisy

Seems underinclusive / overexplanatory

This second paragraph strikes me as really bad:

"It occurs when mechanisms and modules in the human brain - which evolved independently, in response to selection pressures, that varied over vast ranges of time and of place - contradict each other. These contradictions are normal, constant, and persistent. It is a cause, as well as a result, of cognitive biases and distortions which predispose humans to effortlessly perceive and condemn faults in others, while failing to perceive and condemn faults of their own."

It may well be that this is a cause of some hypocrisy. But it's unlikely to be the cause of all hypocrisy, which is what the paragraph seems to be claiming ("It occurs when...."). Relatedly, the whole "Evolutionary bases" section is almost completely unsourced (and of highly dubious relevance). The motives and causes for hypocrisy are highly complex, and worthy of the many works of literature and science that have treated them. This article's treatment seems facile in the extreme.76.121.187.193 (talk) 10:16, 3 April 2016 (UTC)

Etymology Update Request

Can someone review this scholarly article and evaluate it in order to potentially update the etymology section? According to the article, the original meaning for the word ὑποκριτής is ‘(inspired) interpreter’ and the original meaning of ὑποκρίνομαι is ‘to interpret (inspired communication)’. 50.91.101.169 (talk) 01:24, 17 February 2021 (UTC)

References

Do As I Say - Bad Link

The phrase, "Do as I say", links to here, but is not directly related and is not addressed. Therefore, that link is misleading. To be clear, there is nothing wrong with saying "Do as I say and not as I do". It is not hypocrisy. The reason is because the speaker is implying that they are flawed and recognize that fact. However, that does not detract from the truth of the sentiments presented.--KitchM (talk) 19:58, 21 August 2021 (UTC)

Self-Deception section is a non sequitur

I can see no way in which this section advances understanding of hypocrisy at all.

It's a completely unrelated topic and doesn't even attempt to make a link, which might be possible if a source was provided making that link. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hacksoncode (talk • contribs) 20:28, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

I don't think it's just the self-deception subsection, Hacksoncode – except for the bits about Jung and Kurzban, all of the Psychology section seems to lack context and relevance to the topic. Schazjmd (talk) 21:05, 11 May 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Political Sociology

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