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non sequitur
[ non sek-wi-ter, -toor; Latin nohn se-kwi-toor ]
noun
- Logic. an inference or a conclusion that does not follow from the premises.
- a statement containing an illogical conclusion:
The built environment has to be more presentable than it was in the past, but it's a non sequitur to claim that this must occur at the expense of cultural value.
- something said or written that is unrelated to what immediately precedes:
Your comment is at best a non sequitur, and bears zero relevance to the issue at point.
- an illogical or unconnected shift from one thing to another:
The Tibetan prints to the right of the formal portrait—with their religious figures and mandala-like patterns—initially seem like a non sequitur.
non sequitur
/ ˈnɒn ˈsɛkwɪtə /
noun
- a statement having little or no relevance to what preceded it
- logic a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of non sequitur1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of non sequitur1
Example Sentences
It was not only a non sequitur — where the money comes from is not the measure of whether rich people controlling government constitutes oligarchy — but it is also a flat-out lie.
Here as Alyssa, she pulls off abrupt pivots, exiting one scene with the non sequitur “Is that a pigeon?â€
"The problem is, if you do state funding, then you’re tied to it," she explained, not even bothering to come up with a more plausible-sounding non sequitur.
A waiter sitting down at a table and saying out of nowhere, “I literally have COVID†— that’s my kind of non sequitur.
At some point, with all the hate, looping and non sequiturs, it became hard to listen to.
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