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		bluntfang on June 25, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Those who exercise free speech should also defend ... Is there a term for when someone says something, followed by 'but', then something that completely invalidates the first sentence?

giardini on June 25, 2020 [–]

Either "contradiction" or "self-contradiction" would serve.

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