If there is a bureaucracy, then there will inevitably be pitfalls. In Joseph Heller's satirical World War II novel Catch-22, Catch-22 is one of them. As Yossarian, a military bomber, and other soldiers try to find a way to avoid flying more combat missions after the amount required for leave is increased, they come across Catch-22, who keeps them indefinitely locked in combat. Thesis - In this passage, Heller uses circular reasoning, syntax, and logos to explain Catch-22, a paradoxical clause designed to keep all men in combat duty, whether they are truly insane or not. complex sentences that contradict each other to show that there is no escape from air missions. One of these phrases is used to refer to Orr. According to this discussion, Orr is considered insane (although this is later refuted when he crashes in Sweden), but he cannot abandon his combat service because to get by, "all that all he would have to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to carry out more missions” (quote). The paradox is supported by this syntactic structure because it is designed to allow Heller to contradict himself in a single idea. This continues in a slightly different way with the dialogue between Yossarian and Doc Daneeka, except here they use short, simple sentences that either confirm the other or contradict each other. An example of this is when Yossarian asks if Doc Daneeka can immobilize Orr, asking "Can you immobilize him?" ", referring to the idea of ​​Orr asking to be restrained because he's crazy, and Doc responding "No, I can't restrain him." .” (quote). The effect of this is that short, simple sentences are naturally read at a rapid pace by the reader, adding to the confusion as to why Orr cannot be grounded until the setting of Catch -22 be revealed. Once Catch-22 is explained, the first one makes sense. With specific phraseHowever, it is not as illogical as it seems. Although those who have gone mad may pose a danger to other passengers on their plane, they remain useful to those in charge. Because the definition of "crazy" is being unafraid in the face of real and imminent danger like a rational mind, those who are crazy end up being more effective than those who put their safety before the goal. An example of this is when everyone discovered that Yossarian was crazy by making a second pass over the bridge in _____ to destroy it, which cost one of his team members his life (quote). While a rational mind would not have put its own life in the path of the bridge, the irrational and crazy mind would, leading to the destruction of the bridge, which would not have been destroyed if Yossarian had been sane. Once Catch-22 is coupled with the arbitrary increase in the number of missions required to obtain combat leave, it becomes clear that the implementation of Catch-22 and the increase in combat missions are actually the result of Cornel Cathcart's attempt. to gain a statement and fame for the "bravery" of his men (quote). This brings us to one of the major themes of the book, which is that when operating in a bureaucracy, some people are able to put their own interests ahead of those of others, whether to advocate for their own interests.