People justify harm through utilitarian necessity and euphemistic concealment

Evidence

Drawing on the utilitarian principle, some individuals also argue that it is necessary do some harm to achieve the greater common good. Justifications by forceful metaphor also are common. Gerald Grow, who wrote a satirical guide to writing misinformatively, would be astounded by the euphemistic creativity designed to conceal detrimental practices. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2974

Categorization

• XREF: Supports the vault’s existing claim that ordinary people rationalize harmful policy through utilitarian/greater-good framing rather than explicit bigotry. — connects to: Implied malice is a fiction masking the objective standard of criminal liability — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 1658; Euphemistic language like ‘collateral damage’ severs accountability for harm — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 1281; Perceived reparations importance depends on judged harm severity and violated moral value. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 590 (+20 more)
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 2974
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Implied malice is a fiction masking the objective standard of criminal liability — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 1658; Euphemistic language like ‘collateral damage’ severs accountability for harm — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 1281; Perceived reparations importance depends on judged harm severity and violated moral value. — Nyla R. Branscombe and Bertjan Doosje (eds.), Collective Guilt: International…, 590 (+20 more)

Broader Connections

• People disengage moral self-sanctions through euphemism, justification, and dehumanization #exemplifies (0.95) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 2096
• Terrorists justify violence through utilitarian and personal grievance framing #exemplifies (0.92)