self-contradictions
Statements defeating themselves
Self-contradictions are statements or positions that negate themselves—claims that cannot be true because they contain incompatible elements.
The statement "I always lie" is a self-contradiction.
A person's self-contradictions are the inconsistencies between their different claims or between their words and actions: His self-contradictions on the campaign trail became impossible to ignore.
Seemingly absurd truth
- antinomyContradiction between valid conclusions
- fallacyError in reasoning
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
- non-sequiturIllogical leap in reasoning
oxymoron · illogical · incoherence · absurdity · invalid · sophism · equivocation · self-refuting
Self-contradicting phrase device
- paradoxicalSeemingly absurd yet true
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- equivocationAmbiguous language avoiding commitment
- ambiguityOpenness to multiple interpretations
Inventing acceptable motives afterward
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- self-deceptionConvincing yourself of falsehoods
- ambivalenceConflicting emotions coexisting
torn · conflicted · self-sabotage · repression · projection
Logical argument through opposition
- antinomyContradiction between valid conclusions
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
- solipsismOnly self surely exists
absurdism · existentialism · determinism · free-will · self-reference · Zeno · Russell · Kierkegaard
Pretense of virtue
- double-standardUnequally applied criterion
- doublespeakDeliberately misleading language
- flip-flopSudden change of position
- backtrackingReversing to find alternatives
retraction · reversal · about-face · insincerity · duplicity · two-faced · gaslighting · self-serving
paradox
Seemingly absurd truth
- antinomyContradiction between valid conclusions
- fallacyError in reasoning
- tautologyRedundant or circular statement
non-sequitur · oxymoron · illogical · incoherence · absurdity · invalid · sophism · equivocation · self-refuting · self-defeating
oxymoron
Self-contradicting phrase device
- paradoxicalSeemingly absurd yet true
- ironyMeaning opposite to words
- equivocationAmbiguous language avoiding commitment
rationalization
Inventing acceptable motives afterward
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- compartmentalizationDivision into distinct sections
- self-deceptionConvincing yourself of falsehoods
ambivalence · torn · conflicted · self-sabotage · repression · projection
dialectic
Logical argument through opposition
- antinomyContradiction between valid conclusions
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
solipsism · absurdism · existentialism · determinism · free-will · self-reference · Zeno · Russell · Kierkegaard · Nietzsche
hypocrisy
Pretense of virtue
- double-standardUnequally applied criterion
- doublespeakDeliberately misleading language
- flip-flopSudden change of position
backtracking · retraction · reversal · about-face · insincerity · duplicity · two-faced · gaslighting · self-serving · rationalization
self-contradictionsconsistencies
States of being uniform
logical consistency · self-consistency · coherences · non-contradiction · harmonies
contradiction, selves, selfhood, selfless, selflessly, selflessness, selfish, selfishly, selfishness