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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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What is the difference between hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty?
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hypocrisy You pretend to have a set of moral/ethical principles, but your behaviour is unethical/immoral. eg You always tell people that honesty is important, but you steal money from your employer every day. intellectual dishonesty .
- hypocrisy You pretend to have a set of moral/ethical principles, but your behaviour is unethical/immoral.
- eg You always tell people that honesty is important, but you steal money from your employer every day.
- intellectual dishonesty .
- This is a more general term, that refers to matters of the intellect.
- eg A researcher is intellectually dishonest if he falsifies the results of his research in order to support his hypothesis.
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hypocrisy
You pretend to have a set of moral/ethical principles, but your behaviour is unethical/immoral.
eg You always tell people that honesty is important, but you steal money from your employer every day.
intellectual dishonesty
You pretend to have a set of moral/ethical principles, but your behaviour is unethical/immoral.
eg You always tell people that honesty is important, but you steal money from your employer every day.
intellectual dishonesty
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