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A '''paradox''' is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paradox |title=Paradox |website=Merriam-Webster |accessdate=2013-08-30}}</ref><ref name="dictionary">{{cite web |url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/paradox |title=Paradox |website=Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia |accessdate=2013-01-22}}</ref> Most logical paradoxes are known to be [[validity|invalid]] arguments but are still valuable in promoting [[critical thinking]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Eliason |first=James L. |url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9604072434/using-paradoxes-teach-critical-thinking-science |title=Using Paradoxes to Teach Critical Thinking in Science |journal=Journal of College Science Teaching |volume=15 |issue=5 |pages=341–44 |date=March–April 1996 |subscription=yes}}</ref>
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