overmoralizing
Overmoralizing is the act of applying moral judgment to issues, actions, or people to an excessive degree, often beyond what the situation warrants. It tends to frame disagreements as moral deficits rather than differences of perspective, shaping discussion around virtue and blame rather than evidence or practical outcomes.
Common features include absolutist or binary reasoning, prescriptive language, sweeping generalizations, and the use of moral
Overmoralizing appears in politics, public discourse, media commentary, parenting, religion, and online platforms. Its effects can
While moral critique can be legitimate when it concerns unfair harms or rights, overmoralizing crosses into
Strategies to reduce overmoralizing include focusing on concrete harms, separating moral judgments from factual or practical