Paradox Reporting Watch

Many writers like to use the word "paradox". Rarely do they actually show a paradox when they use the word. For instance, a reporter might say, "Early in his career, Lance Armstrong was an uninspired bicycle rider. Paradoxically it was his winning his fight against cancer that drove him to his greatest successes."

Finding inspiration in beating a disease is not paradox. While being slightly ironic or incongruous, it is explainable.

Paradox is found in a self contradictory or false proposition like: there is an exception to everything. Or it can be contained in a contradictory or absurd statement that expresses truth like: God is omnipotent, so he should be able to create a rock so heavy that he can't lift it.