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Which is a paradox?

A
Her sister is awfully pretty
B
you have to be cruel to be kind
C
the elephants name was tiny
D
It was dark and dim in the doorway

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A paradox is a figure of speech that uses two contradictory statements or ideas which seems senseless, but when studied or investigated, it appears to have something in it that conveys a truth. The example of paradox among the sentences above is, you have to be cruel to be kind. The correct answer is option B.

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A paradox is a figure of speech that uses two contradictory statements or ideas which seems senseless, but when studied or investigated, it appears to have something in it that conveys a truth. The example of paradox among the sentences above is, you have to be cruel to be kind. The correct answer is option B.
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