contradiction

Definitions

1. The act of contradicting.
   countable, uncountable
2. The act of contradicting
3. A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms.
   countable
4. A statement that contradicts itself, i.e., a statement that claims that the same thing is true and that it is false at the same time and in the same senses of the terms
5. A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions.
   countable
6. A logical inconsistency among two or more elements or propositions
7. A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms.
   countable
8. A proposition that is false for all values of its propositional variables or Boolean atoms

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Examples

“His contradiction of the proposal was very interesting.”

“There is a contradiction in Clarence Page's statement that a woman should have⟳ the right to choose⟳ and decide⟳ for herself whether to have⟳ an abortion and at the same time she should not have⟳ that right.”

“There is a contradiction in what you say⟳: she can't be both married and single.”

“Marx believed that the contradictions of capitalism would lead⟳ to socialism.”

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