What is a paradox

WHAT IS A PARADOX

A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true. Most logical paradoxes are known to be invalid arguments but are still valuable in promoting critical thinking.

Example

Certainly, "jumbo" and "shrimp" are contradictory statements.

Jumbo meaning big and shrimp meaning small. However, that is merely an introductory example, since a shrimp can certainly be jumbo sized in comparison to other smaller shrimp

some more examples:

• You can save money by spending it.
• I'm nobody.
• "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young." - George Bernard Shaw
• Wise fool
• Bittersweet
• "I can resist anything but temptation."-Oscar Wilde
• I'm a compulsive liar- am I lying when I say that?
• A rich man is no richer than a poor man.
• Nobody goes to that restaurant because it is too crowded.
• You shouldn't go in the water until you know how to swim.
• If you didn't get this message, call me.
• The person who wrote something so stupid can't write at all
• Men work together whether they work together or apart. - Robert Frost
• Be cruel to be kind
• The beginning of the end
• Drowning in the fountain of eternal life
• Deep down, you're really shallow.