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Non sequitur - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A non sequitur (pronounced /ˌnɒnˈsɛkwɨtər/ ) is a conversational and literary device, often used for comical purposes (as opposed to its use in formal logic). It is a comment which, due to...
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Non sequitur (logic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Non sequitur (Latin for "it does not follow"), in formal logic, is an argument in which its conclusion does not follow from its premises. In a non sequitur , the conclusion can be either true or ...
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - non sequitur ... The moral question of capital punishment has nothing to do with the color of anyone's shoes - therefore, the above conclusion is a non sequitur. Sometimes, what appears to be a non sequitur is really an enthymeme, where an important premise is simply unstated.
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