10 Examples of Oxymorons

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2. Deceptively Honest

This term is an oxymoron because the two words when used together in this way directly contradict one another. It is not possible to be honest if you are being deceptive, and a deceptive person would not be honest. The term is actually used to describe situations where a person has said something that is true, but they are deliberately leaving out important information.

For example: Does your dog bite? No, it doesn’t, comes the reply. The dog bites and the guy complains: You said that your dog doesn’t bite, to which comes the reply, that’s not my dog!. It was known all along he didn’t own the dog, he just chose not to say so, while still telling the truth.

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