paradox vs self-contradiction

paradox

noun
  • A state in which one is logically compelled to contradict oneself. 

  • A claim that two apparently contradictory ideas are true. 

  • An unanswerable question or difficult puzzle, particularly one which leads to a deeper truth. 

  • The use of counterintuitive or contradictory statements (paradoxes) in speech or writing. 

  • An apparently self-contradictory statement, which can only be true if it is false, and vice versa. 

  • A person or thing having contradictory properties. 

  • A counterintuitive conclusion or outcome. 

  • A thing involving contradictory yet interrelated elements that exist simultaneously and persist over time. 

  • The practice of giving instructions that are opposed to the therapist's actual intent, with the intention that the client will disobey or be unable to obey. 

self-contradiction

noun
  • A statement that contains a contradiction, or a premise from which one could be derived 

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