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Non sequitur definition


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non sequitur definition

Definition. Conclusion or inference (or remark or response) that does not logically proceed from the premises (or what has gone before or has been said).
non se·qui·tur   (n n s k w-t r, -t r) n. 1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence. 2. A statement that does not follow logically from
noun . 1. Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises. 2. a statement containing an illogical conclusion.
noun. Logic a conclusion or inference which does not follow from the premises; a remark having no bearing on what has just been said; Etymology: L, lit., it does not follow
This article is about the logical fallacy. For the comic strip, see Non Sequitur (comic strip). Non sequitur is Latin for "it does not follow." An argument is called non sequitur
non sequitur ( ) n. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence. A statement that does not follow logically from
non se·qui·tur [ non sékwitər] (plural non se·qui·turs) noun : Definition: 1. incongruous statement: a statement that appears unrelated to a statement that it follows
Definition of non sequitur from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games.
non sequitur (nahn sek [as in heck]-kwit-her) n. Latin for "it does not follow." The term usually means that a conclusion does not logically follow from the facts or law, stated:

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