What is the meaning of this oxymoron? All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Answer: There is no such thing as equality.

Oxymoron is a term that means two contradictory terms. For example faithful and unfaithful are two terms that are opposite to each other and mean different things.

In the statement, all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. The first half of the statement means a positive outlook whereas the second half of the statement is opposite to the first half. This is also an example of an oxymoron statement.