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> 彼はストレスに弱い **傾向にある** 。 He tends to be weak against stress.
>
> 彼は他人をばかにする **傾向がある** 。He is apt to ridicule others.
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What is the difference between 傾向がある and 傾向にある?
Strictly speaking, the former one "ストレスに弱い傾向にある" is wrong. It should be
"ストレスに弱い傾向がある". But in this case, when you make a daily conversation, it's not
strange to use "傾向にある", so you don't have to be worried.

"傾向にある" is kind of "changing right now", for example

> 最近、その国での犯罪率は増加の傾向にある (Lately, the number of crimes in the country is
> increasing)

In this case, "傾向にある" is right because the number of crimes is "still"
increasing. And you can NOT use "傾向がある". But of course, if this is a daily
conversation, it is no problem to use "傾向がある" (although it sounds strange a
little bit).

"傾向がある" is "not changing right now", for example

> 彼は他人をばかにする傾向がある。(He is apt to ridicule others.)

In this case, "He" is not changing to ridicule others right now, but he has
been apt to ridicule since sometime and still he is.
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