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This is another fine mess you have got us into.

• irony

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• paradox

"War is peace."

"Freedom is slavery."

"Ignorance is strength."

George Orwell

• irony

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A traffic cop gets his license suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.

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A pilot has a fear of heights.

• paradox

• oxymoron

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“I must be cruel to be kind."

-Hamlet

• oxymoron

• paradox

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The comedian was seriously funny.

• paradox

• oxymoron

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I posted a video on YouTube about how boring and useless YouTube is.

• paradox

• oxymoron

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Deep down, you're really shallow.

• oxymoron

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The man who wrote such a stupid sentence cannot write at all.

• paradox

• oxymoron

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I let out a silent scream as the cat walked through the door carrying a dead bird.

• paradox

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