Eli5 : What is the difference between an oxymoron and a paradox?

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Every year I encounter this and search it up and am left with no answers. Pls explain

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An oxymoron is essentially just a contradiction. Something like deafening silence. It’s a figure of speech.

A paradox is a logical problem that no matter how you spin it it never makes sense. Like Pinocchio saying my nose will grow.

Edit: after being told not all paradoxes are like this.

Paradox revamp:
A logical problem that seems completely absurd and illogical but can if looked into further be completely correct.

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