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self-refute
Verb
intransitive
Japanese Meaning
（思想や理論が）保持すること自体がその偽りの帰結となり、結果的に自己矛盾を引き起こす、つまり自らの命題が自らを否定する状態になること。
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ participle past ）
（ past ）
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(intransitive) (of an idea or theory) To prove itself false by showing that falsehood is a logical consequence of the act or situation of holding it to be true.
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self-refute
If a moral absolutist argues that no exceptions are ever allowed, their strict stance will eventually self-refute when confronted with clear counterexamples.
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If a moral absolutist argues that no exceptions are ever allowed, their strict stance will eventually self-refute when confronted with clear counterexamples.
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