The relationship between trait-based dehumanization and punishment remains even when moral outrage is controlled for.

Evidence

Attribution of undesirable character traits, rather than … (PubMed Central (PMC)/NIH)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Accusations of extreme wrongdoing can dehumanize scapegoats. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 82; Both moral outrage and dehumanization predicted punishment independently of crime type or severity. — The Roles of Dehumanization and Moral Outrage in Retributive Justice; Successful dehumanizing creates moral exclusion, placing targeted groups outside the scope of moral protection — Dehumanizing Always Starts With Language (+2 more)

Related

• Both moral outrage and dehumanization predicted punishment independently of crime type or severity. (similarity 0.90)
• Dehumanization causes perpetrators to perceive victims as nonhuman and therefore not entitled to moral obligation (similarity 0.80)