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'''Virtue signaling''' is the act of signaling compliance with norms, i.e. compliance with values shared within a culture. Excessive virtue signaling is also called a '''moral panic'''. People virtue signal to either… | '''Virtue signaling''' is the act of [[signaling theory|signaling]] compliance with norms, i.e. compliance with values shared within a culture. Excessive virtue signaling is also called a '''moral panic'''. People virtue signal to either… | ||
* to reinforce norms (i.e. reduce the chance of others acting in disfavorable manner), | * to reinforce norms (i.e. reduce the chance of others acting in disfavorable manner), | ||