Can a paradox be used to challenge the reader's deeply held preconceived notions, biases, and assumptions about the world?

... literary value. The association of irony with paradox, and of both with literature, is often ascribed to the New Criticism, and more specifically to Cleanth ... Jun 4, 2016 ... The quote "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others" is a good example of paradox. Equality means that everyone is on ... Many people wish to avoid harming animals, yet most people also consume meat. This theoretical 'meat paradox' is a form of cognitive dissonance and has ... Paradox (literature) ... This article is about the figure of speech. For other uses, see Paradox (disambiguation). In literature, the paradox is an anomalous ... Feb 4, 2025 ... A paradox is a statement, proposition, or situation that seems illogical, absurd or self-contradictory, but which, upon further scrutiny, may be logical or ... Jun 27, 2024 ... Literary paradoxes are statements or situations that may seem contradictory at first but, upon further analysis, may reveal a deeper meaning or ... In the experiment, the level of moral impossibility is elicited through variations of the gamble-length in the Petersburg gamble. Bernoulli's conjecture that ... This review proposes a conceptual framework linking the Food Stamp Program and other coping strategies to the food insecurity–obesity relationship. Paradox is used in literature to cause innovative thinking or ideas. The following are examples of paradox: “The enemy of my enemy is my friend.” “What a ... Hebrew Literature and Israeli Identity. Yigal Schwartz. Many contemporary Israelis suffer from a strange condition. Despite the obvious successes of the Zionist ...