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Antithesis is a rhetorical term for the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas in BALANCED phrases of clauses.
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools. " Martin Luther King Jr.
1. "One small step for a man, one giant leap for all mankind."
2. "War is peace"
3. "Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again."
Antithesis is opposite phrases of clauses, but these opposites do not conflict with each other
Paradox is a statement that is true but seems to be untrue. A paradox often seems to defy logic.
Paradox is not governed by any structural limitations or expectations.
Paradox= a statement that presumably contradicts itself yet carries with it some truth.
A paradox presents what seems to be an invalid argument and often promotes critical thinking.
Antithesis: " Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice, moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue" Barry Goldwater
Paradox: "What a pity that youth must be wasted on the young" George Bernard Shaw
"I can resist anything but temptation" Oscar Wilde