self-contradiction
noun
self-con·tra·dic·tion
ˌself-ˌkän-trə-ˈdik-shən 
1
: contradiction of oneself
2
: a self-contradictory statement or proposition
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This, in turn, has allowed politicians such as Margaret Thatcher and Boris Johnson to mine both imperial nostalgia and xenophobia to justify, for instance, the Falklands War and Brexit, without the least sign of self-contradiction or hypocrisy.
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Balaji Ravichandran, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
So a fair degree of self-contradiction was exhibited, even among those who seemed emphatic in their condemnation of Bramhall.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
There’s a measure of self-contradiction, of course, in policing discourse about the First Amendment.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023
This is an institution squirming in its own orchard of self-contradiction — a comeuppance with no expiration date.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
Balaji Ravichandran, Washington Post, 12 June 2024
So a fair degree of self-contradiction was exhibited, even among those who seemed emphatic in their condemnation of Bramhall.
—Will Self, Harper's Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
There’s a measure of self-contradiction, of course, in policing discourse about the First Amendment.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2023
This is an institution squirming in its own orchard of self-contradiction — a comeuppance with no expiration date.
—Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2023
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“Self-contradiction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-contradiction. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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