>>476910In a 4chan argument,
>You're virtue signalingmeans
>You don't actually believe what you're saying, you're just saying it because you think you'll get points for saying it despite secretly believing the oppositeEssentially it's a dressed-up version of the "appeal to motive" fallacy.
In normal usage, it means taking cheap, empty actions to score points.
For example, a company saying "we believe in sustainability and the environment" while continuing to drill and frack endlessly
Or Mike Pence going to a football game knowing some players would kneel during the national anthem, then walking out when they did. Signaling "I am fiercely patriotic and I love the military" while actually doing nothing for the military
