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Why do people judge hypocrites, who condemn immoral behaviors that they in fact engage in, so negatively?

Yale University researchers propose that hypocrites are disliked because their condemnation sends a false signal about their personal conduct, deceptively suggesting that they behave morally. In other words, the reason people dislike hypocrites may be their outspoken moralizing falsely signals their own virtue. People object to the misleading implication - not to a failure of will or a weakness of character because their beliefs and actions are inconsistent.

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