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Hypocrisy is the practice of feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not. [1] The word "hypocrisy" entered the English language c. 1200 with the meaning "the sin of pretending to virtue or goodness". [2] Today, "hypocrisy" often refers to advocating behaviors that one does not practice.
The Hypocrite, a 1768 play by Isaac Bickerstaff; Ayit Tzavua or The Hypocrite, an 1858 Hebrew novel by Abraham Mapu; The Hypocrite, a, 1898 novel by C. Ranger-Gull; The Hypocrites, a 1906 play by Henry Arthur Jones; the hypocrites, a translation of the Arabic title al-Munāfiqūn, Quranic Chapter 63
Tu quoque [a] is a discussion technique that intends to discredit the opponent's argument by attacking the opponent's own personal behavior and actions as being inconsistent with their argument, so that the opponent appears hypocritical.
Hypocrisy is the act of pretending to have beliefs, opinions, virtues, feelings, qualities, or standards that one does not actually have. Hypocrisy may also refer to: Hypocrisy (band), a melodic death metal band Hypocrisy, a 1999 album by melodic death metal band Hypocrisy; Appeal to hypocrisy, a kind of logical fallacy
One of Joe Scarborough’s favorite words seems to be “hypocrite.” The aging-hipster MSNBC host of liberal “Morning Joe” frequently blasted Donald Trump for apparent “hypocrisy ...
House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) condemned comments from Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), calling him “the ultimate hypocrite” after the Democrat claimed former President Trump is trying ...
According to lexicographer Ben Zimmer, [13] the term originated in Northern Ireland in the 1970s. Zimmer cites a 1974 letter by history teacher Sean O'Conaill which was published in The Irish Times where he complained about "the Whatabouts", people who defended the IRA by pointing out supposed wrongdoings of their enemy:
AOC rips into her colleagues for insider trading — says their hypocrisy ‘fuels the right’ and Republicans are ‘far more honest’ about it.