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I remember what a paradox is by thinking about Doctor Who. There are a lot of paradoxes, such as many times where there is a younger and an older version of the same person existing at the same time. This is of course impossible, and is often referred to as a paradox. One can remember all of this by thinking about PARA as in a pair of the same people.
One uses a paradox to add emphasis and to illustrate a opinion or statement.
No one uses this staircase; it's too crowded.
No one likes this song anymore; it's too popular.
A paradox is a sentence that directly contradicts itself, yet still makes since.
Beautiful tyrant! Fiend angelical!
Dove-feathered raven, wolvish ravening-lamb!
Despised substance of divinest show.
-Romeo and Juliet
Act 3, Scene 2.
"This meal is terribly good."
One uses an Oxymoron to emphasize and draw attention to a point.
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An oxymoron is when two words that are seemingly opposite are used together to make a point.
One can remember what an oxymoron is by thinking, only a (oxy) moron would put two words that mean opposite things together.