Virtue signaling
Virtue signaling means speaking or behaving in a way that’s meant to prove a person's good moral values.
If a person affirms on social media that they fully support a specific cause, just because they want to show others how caring they are, that person is virtue signaling.
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Vice signaling
It means speaking or acting in a way that’s meant to demonstrate one’s allegedly negative moral values.
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How to respond to virtue signaling
- Make sure that a person is really virtue signaling.
- Clearly outline the issues tied with this kind of behavior.
- Avoid using the concept of virtue signaling as a trivial way to dismiss others without consideration.
- Be aware of the fact that just because someone is ...
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