self-contradictory
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As we’re seeing in Minneapolis, that view isn’t just wrong, it’s also self-contradictory.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026
"If North Korea ever invades the South again, it will be self-contradictory, where a U.N. member state would be attacking the U.N. Command," Shin told the meeting.
From Reuters • Nov. 14, 2023
His decision is self-contradictory: Pittman found that the plaintiffs had standing because they could not provide public comments on student debt relief—then ruled that the administration was not required to allow public comments.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2022
Never one for strict coherence, Mr. Jones seems to be reaching for new levels of incoherence, Mr. Friesen added, “so reactive, so self-contradictory, day to day.”
From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2021
Zero and infinity made the simple acts of taking tangents and finding areas appear to be self-contradictory.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
