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Contradictory means in opposition. The two of them gave me contradictory information and I didn't know what to do.
Contradictory premises are statements that cannot both be true at the same time. For example, "All cats are mammals" and "No mammals have fur" are contradictory premises because they cannot both be true simultaneously.
Contradictory premises refer to two statements that cannot both be true at the same time. For example, "All dogs are mammals" and "No dogs are mammals" are contradictory premises. Another example is "It is raining outside" and "It is not raining outside."
Verbal irony is when a character says something directly contradictory. There are many examples in Fahrenheit 451.
Something is contradictory when two things are in disagreement. An example is if a baseball umpire says that a runner is safe, but gives the out sign. A runner could not be both safe and out at the same time.
Self-contradictory statements are called paradoxes. They are seemingly true, but lead to a logical inconsistency or contradiction when examined closely. Some famous examples include "This statement is false" and "I always lie."
dispute, difference, opposition, hostility, disagreement, friction, stife, figthing, struggle, battle, clash
Some examples of contradictory terms are 'living dead', 'pretty ugly', 'jumbo shrimp', and 'virtual reality'. If the contradiction is intentional (rhetorical or poetic), then it is called an ox·y·mo·ron. All oxymorons are contradictory terms, but not all contradictory terms are oxymorons.OXYMORON n.A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist.
Some examples of contradictory proverbs are "Look before you leap" and "He who hesitates is lost," as well as "Many hands make light work" and "Too many cooks spoil the broth." These proverbs seem to contradict each other in their messages.
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This is known as an oxymoron, which is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms for emphasis or to create a unique effect. Examples include "jumbo shrimp" and "deafening silence."
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