About The Word Non sequitur

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Non sequitur

Non sequitur Meaning & Definition
Non sequitur Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Non sequitur?

[n] (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
[n] a reply that has no relevance to what preceded it

Synonyms | Synonyms for Non sequitur:

Related Terms | Find terms related to Non sequitur: argument | argument by analogy | argumentum ad baculum | argumentum ad captandum | argumentum ad hominem | bad case | begging the question | broken thread | brokenness | circular argument | claptrap | crowd-pleasing argument | disconnectedness | disconnection | discontinuance | discontinuation | discontinuity | discontinuousness | discreteness | disjunction | empty words | episode | fallacy | fitfulness | formal fallacy | hysteron proteron | incoherence | incompleteness | insincere argument | intermittence | irregularity | logical fallacy | material fallacy | mere rhetoric | moonshine | noncontinuance | nonlinearity | nonseriality | nonuniformity | paralogism | parenthesis | petitio principii | philosophism | pseudosyllogism | solecism | sophism | sophistry | verbal fallacy | weak point

See Also | conclusion | reply | response

Non sequitur In Webster's Dictionary

\Non seq"ui*tur\ [L., it does not follow.] (Logic) An inference which does not follow from the premises.

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