Paradox
Alex Ianni
Definition
a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory
Examples
- jumbo shrimp
- bittersweet
- wise fool
- the beginning of the end
- be cruel to be kind
- "I can resist anything but temptation." -Oscar Wilde
C2C Lesson: English - What is a Paradox?
Go find an example of Paradox!
Bibliography
"C2C Lesson: English - What Is a Paradox?" YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.
"Examples of Paradox." YourDictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2014.
""Come As You Are" Lyrics." NIRVANA LYRICS. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Nov. 2014.