The pinnacle of this is Catch-22, a military by-law which states that if you fly your missions, you’re crazy, and don’t have to fly them; all you have to do is ask. But if you ask not to, then you’re sane, and so you have to fly them.
: https://www.hulu.com/series/catch-22-858b02a2-61de-4597-aaa0-7e3f12b54673