Question: I'm trying to accurately describe a person who acts in one way and does another but knowingly and openly accepts that his actions also include him in the same group he criticizes.

This differs from a hypocrite who condemns those who perform an action but justifies his own actions by unrelated means and does not accept he is a part of that group.

Does such a word exist or is there a better way of describing such a person?

[Merriam-Webster](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypocrite?show=0&t=1292603911) defines a hypocrite as a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings.

Answer: 
If you don't mind it as an adjective, this person is either:

**insincere**

or

**disingenuous**
Does it have to be one word? I suggest some sort of compound phrase:

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> *open hypocrite*
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The implication being that a normal hypocrite is closed because they hide their hypocrisy either intentionally or unintentionally.

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> *apathetic hypocrite*
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This person knows and communicates that they are among a group that acts in a way that is in conflict with the person's beliefs, but they are indifferent, unmotivated to change, or motivated to not change.