the.com/inconsistency
Believing two opposite things on alternating Tuesdays and calling both convictions.
means The state of holding ideas, behaviors, or statements that don't agree with each other, or with themselves over time.
from Built from the Latin prefix 'in-' (not) plus 'consistere' — 'to stand together, remain firm' (com- 'together' + sistere 'to stand, take a stand'). So 'consistent' things stand together in agreement; an inconsistency is what happens when the pieces refuse to stand still together, wobbling instead between contradictory positions.
- logic term
- a system is inconsistent if it proves a statement and its negation
- psychology name
- cognitive dissonance is inconsistency the brain tries to hide
- politics staple
- flip-flopping is just inconsistency with worse PR
- ironic twist
- demanding consistency from others is itself rarely consistent