What is a paradox? an author or character says one thing but means something else the audience or reader knows or understands something that a character does not know an inconsistency between what the audience or reader expects and what actually happens a statement or situation that seems to be contradictory but actually presents a truth
The answer is a situation that seems to be contradictory but actually, presents a truth. It seems unreal because it gives a different light of understanding a subject. A paradox has a possibility to happen although it looks impossible or contradicting.