cONTaDiCTIOnS MEANT TO CATCH YOU IN THE NET

CONTRADICTIONS: ARISTOTEL’S SECOND LAW OF LOGIC
A contradiction is a presence of two opposing premises within one argument. For example if I say: I love chocolate chip cookies and I hate chocolate chip cookies, I will be contradicting myself. Do I like chocolate chip cookies or do I not like them? Which one is that? Although you may say that peopleare complex and may like different things at different stages in their lives, so things are much less tolerant of the existence of the opposite quality in them. An example not tolerant of such neighboring would be:
Premise #1: Japan sided with Germany during world was 2
Premise #2: Japan did not side with Germany during world war 2
Only one of the statements could be correct. Japan, a singular country could not have both sided and not sided with Germany during the same historic period World War 2. Regardless of Japan’s motivation, her actions would be either A or B. She could have sided and regretted or not sided and regretted, but action she would have conducted only one. As you can see, some things in life are very intolerant of the presence of opposite truth, so to say, because in reality, only one thing can happen at a time, and not its opposite. This further could be proven by a logical demonstration of the mathematical concepts:
If A then B,
A,
---B.
Or
If not A, then B
Not A,
---B.
In the first case, the outcome of A is B. If A takes place, B will necessarily follow.
The in the second case, the outcome of not A is B. If anything other than A happens, B will follow. The two scenarios speak for themselves. If A happens in case one, then B will happen. But in case two it is precisely when the A does not happen when B happens.
Below are a 100 examples of contradictions that we encounter daily. Sometimes contradictions are used on purpose, to demonstrate some emotional or mental state like in a case where a person offers his help and then asks you if you need it. The offering of help implies your call. Once aware of the opportunity before you, you will either revert to it or not, whereas asking if you need help right after it has been offered is usually the way to turn you off. The offer contains discontent: yes, I am here to help, but God I hope you will not ask me for that! Contradiction could be a result of someone not being decided on a certain point or simply lying and forgetting what he told before. Sometimes a person contradicts herself to please the other person’s perception of reality or herself. Sometimes contradiction arise because people are not clear about concepts they use. They easily substitute words that are alike only on the surface: either phonetically (they sound the same), or so to say, intutitively (they feel the same) or people solidly believe that the words they use are what they believe them to be. In all cases where people make contradictions without intention, the lack of knowledge is at fault. Have the people known that the words they use are not proper or opposite of what they intend to use, they would not have used them.
In any case, contradictions are stand-outs and should always be observed for what it is they are. The practice of observation makes one better and soon you will be able to tell what is said in jest and what as an attack, and what is a simple reflection on a person’s personality.
THE EXAMPLES OF CONTRADICTIONS IN EVERY DAY LIFE:
1. “I accept you: you sicko”(The usage of the term indicates one’s belief that a person is weird in a strange, unnatural way. The term is modified by an addition of “o” at the end to make it appear as a term of endearment and friendship.)
2. “I didn’t do it: I did that” (By throwing you off with outright denial of some action, the person admits to doing some irrelevant aspect the same event presented in a different light. If you are lulled enough into unconscious state, the two will appear different, and you will be the one to admit your mistake!)
3. “If you have nowhere to go, go somewhere else!”(The person’s “nowhere” stands for – you have no life and disturbing me, her or his “somewhere” stands for “away from me”, and “else” strengthens his or her appeal to you to go and get that life, so that you would leave him or her alone!)
4. “What do you think you are doing: don’t you know what you are doing?”(The first part is an appeal to your consciousness, the second is an appeal to your sense of accountability)
5. “I am here to help you: do you want me to help you?”(The person has to do her or his job by helping you with something. He or she, however, would definitely like to let you know they you would rather not retort to your privilege or right)
6. “I can’t believe this is happening: this is not happening.”(The event is obviously out of hand, the person appeals to your common understanding of reality with other humans. The second part is not a denial; rather it is a denial of the event’s normalcy, or potentially becoming a norm of behavior.
7. “It really doesn’t mean anything, all is the same” (contradiction hiding behind obnoxious will and refusal of accountability. The person is hoping that since he or she got caught, she or he can hide behind “relativity” and avoid the consequences of his or her actions. The idea the person is trying to peddle is: at the end, when we all die, its all gona amount to the same thing. Well, you are not dying and even after death, things will remain what they are, wrong in the moment never becoming right)
8. “He promised not to get angry but got aggravated the moment I stepped through the door” (“Aggravate” is to make worse, not to get upset or become upset. The person confuses the use of two words and attempts to demonstrate someone failing to keep their promise, but instead makes us confused and sends us to referring of the meaning technique as opposed to actually hearing the meaning from the person her or himself. This weakens the sentence and the person’s image)
9. “I am not a racist, I just hate white people” (Separating people into “whites” and then announcing one’s hate for the group separated by race is called: racism)
10. “Women are as smart as men; separate chess and other tournaments.” (This is my example. If women are acknowledged to be as smart, why not let them compete together in a game that does not require even physical strength?)
11. “This is so simple! I just don’t get it!” (The person here expressed two different sentiments that appear as contradictions. The first one refers to something being simple and easily understood by the person, and second part reveals to us that the person is musing why such a simple thing would be given or presented in some situation, perhaps as complex or in a setting that would usually feature something quite different.)
12. “Animals should eat natural food: that is why I buy mine dry cat food. Never give it human food.”
13. “You want to worship this god, he is just. He teaches us that women should be subservient to men. (And in the Bible it says that to kill non-Muslims is good and deserving of heavenly reward)
14. “Muslims are just people. “Jihad” is an Islamic concept.” (Justice extended to include a religious group is questionable, because “jihad” – a holy war, means war against people whose only sin is not being Muslim)
15. “Women can choose and are free.” Same person praising women wearing heels and skirts as “smart.” (The heels and the skirts are patriarchal inventions and were not designed by women nor were they designed to have women speak in parliaments, or fight to protect themselves)
16. "I love women!: All women are bitches"
17. "I would die for you, daughter: no you can't have $50 dollars for food"
18."I love you, honey, will do anything for you: I can't love someone who gained a few poinds"
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