The phrase "contradictory positions" refers to having opposing or conflicting viewpoints or opinions on a particular matter. It means that two or more statements or stances are in direct disagreement with each other. Full definition
It makes wild claims, uses unfounded facts and takes contradictory positions. (newstatesman.com)
Fascinated by domestic readymades and also by pure color, passionately committed to painting and intelligently irreverent towards its pretensions, equally ready to uphold the legacy of Malevich and Barnett Newman (his two greatest influences) and to pursue what he has called «humiliated abstraction,» Dolla presents us with a bouillabaisse of seemingly contradictory positions. (thesilo.raphaelrubinstein.com)
As soon as you start picking and choosing you can make the Bible say what ever you want because it takes contradictory positions depending on where you are reading. (nakedpastor.com)