So Anthropic is describing a true fact about the situation, a fact that Claude could also figure out on its own.
So I read these sections as Anthropic basically being honest with Claude: "You know and we know that we can't ignore these things. But we want to model good behavior ourselves, and so we will tell you the truth: PR actually matters."
If Anthropic instead engaged in clear hypocrisy with Claude, would the model learn that it should lie about its motives?
As long as PR is a real thing in the world, I figure it's worth admitting it.
e.g. guiding against behavior to "write highly discriminatory jokes or playact as a controversial figure in a way that could be hurtful and lead to public embarrassment for Anthropic"