- In
traditional logic, a
contradiction occurs when a
proposition conflicts either with
itself or
established fact. It is
often used as a tool to detect...
- In logic,
proof by
contradiction is a form of
proof that
establishes the
truth or the
validity of a
proposition by
showing that ****uming the proposition...
- (LNC; also
known as the law of
contradiction,
principle of non-
contradiction (PNC), or the
principle of
contradiction)
states that
propositions cannot...
- On
Contradiction (simplified Chinese: 矛盾论;
traditional Chinese: 矛盾論; pinyin: Máodùn Lùn; lit. 'To
Discuss Contradiction') is a 1937
essay by the Chinese...
- On the
Correct Handling of
Contradictions Among the
People (Chinese: 关于正确处理人民内部矛盾的问题) is a 1957
essay by the
Chinese Communist revolutionary Mao Zedong...
- self-
contradiction. As a
rhetorical device, an
oxymoron illustrates a
point to
communicate and
reveal a paradox. A
general meaning of "
contradiction in...
-
claim by
showing that the
opposite scenario would lead to
absurdity or
contradiction. This
argument form
traces back to
Ancient Gr****
philosophy and has...
- Self-
contradiction or self-contradictory can
refer to: Auto-antonym, a word with
multiple meanings of
which one is the
reverse of
another Oxymoron, a...
-
supposition that, "if one of two
simultaneous ****umptions
leads to a
contradiction, the
other ****umption is also disproved"
leads to
paradoxical consequences...
- "Walking
Contradiction" is a song by
American rock band
Green Day,
released as a
promotional single on
August 20, 1996 from
their fourth album Insomniac...
