NON SEQUITUR


Meaning of NON SEQUITUR in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnän-ˈse-kwə-tər also ]

-ˌtu̇r noun

Etymology: Latin, it does not follow

Date: 1540

1. : an inference that does not follow from the premises ; specifically : a fallacy resulting from a simple conversion of a universal affirmative proposition or from the transposition of a condition and its consequent

2. : a statement (as a response) that does not follow logically from or is not clearly related to anything previously said

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