A communication-paradox is a structured pattern of interaction in which contradictory messages operate across different logical levels, rendering any consistent response self-undermining. It carves the construct by its parameters: (1) multiple communicative messages or frames, (2) logical incompatibility between the levels at which these messages operate, (3) the impossibility of resolving the contradiction through ordinary communicative means. It persists through discourse, psychological theory, and philosophical analysis of interaction. [formal: paradox | substrate: mind | horizon: a moment | explicit: yes | epoch: 0.01]
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communication-paradox
A communication-paradox is a structured pattern of interaction in which contradictory messages operate across different logical levels, rendering any consistent response self-undermining. It carves the construct by its parameters: (1) mult…
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Why it is in scope
A human-made concept describing structured communicative situations where contradictory messages at different logical levels make consistent response impossible — a construct used in communication theory, psychology, and philosophy to analyze paradoxical interaction patterns
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- communication-paradoxen · CANONICAL
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A communication paradox is a specific kind of paradox: a self-contradictory or counterintuitive situation arising in communication (e.g., the more connected we become, the less effectively we communicate). 'Communication paradox' names a specific case of the general category of paradox.
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double-bind IS a specific kind of communication-paradox: a double-bind is a communication structure where contradictory messages at different levels make response impossible. A competent speaker would classify a double-bind as 'a type of communication paradox.' Direction: specific→general, INSTANCE_OF.
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