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SeptimusHeap
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(Edited uphill both ways)
2014-07-31 12:22:27
tedofg was banned a long time ago. What he changed the description into is properly Straw Hypocrite - restored the old description.
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MagBas
Since: Jun, 2009

Recently, looking to the edit story of Hypocrite, i noted that tedofg changed the definition of the trope in 25 sep.
Originally, this was: "Those who don't are hypocrites. The dichotomy here is that they may fervently and honestly believe what they say is right and good... they just don't have the moral strength or willpower to consistently live up to their own high standards. (Unless, of course, they're outright liars.) They might believe that Utopia Justifies the Means, and that they aren't worthy of it. Maybe they're deeply in denial, and justify their hypocrisy as either necessary or dismiss it with a simple, "That's different." In other cases, they might find the lure of Forbidden Fruit impossible to resist. The more self-aware among them may occasionally acknowledge (and/or attempt to justify) their situation with a Hypocrisy Nod."
They altered this to: "Those who don't are hypocrites. The dichotomy here is that they may fervently and honestly believe what they say is right and good... they just don't have the moral strength or willpower to consistently live up to their own high standards. These aren't hypocrites. A hypocrite, by definition, only pretends to believe what he preaches. The more self-aware among them may occasionally acknowledge (and/or attempt to justify) their situation with a Hypocrisy Nod."
I am not sure if this was altered because of some discussion or similar or not.
Edited by MagBas