A paradox or an oxymoron?
A person says that "everything has an exception" is a fact of life. however if this were true than that statement itself must have an exception. which means that there is something WITHOUT an exception. Which would make the initial statement false. So when ever some one says "everything has an exception" is it a paradox or an oxymoron?
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It could be both, but it seems like "paradox" is applied to a statement, and "oxymoron" is applied to a few contradictory words. A paradox might be "There is no absolute truth" (how can this statement be absolutely true?), and an oxymoron would be more like "hot-water heater" (how is hot water heated?). While I don't know for sure, paradoxes are generally agreed by everyone to be a paradox, while oxymorons can be more a matter of opinion.
Paradox. An oxymoron is usually (not always) 2 words: a verb and a noun that are contradictory.
safe risk, army intelligence, a fine mess, a little big, etc.
It's a paradox. An oxymoron is a pair of words that contradict each other... jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly, military intelligence, etc.
Paradox. A paradox is like a woman. They say 'yes' when they mean no and 'no' when they mean yes.