non sequitur
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
non sequitur (plural non sequiturs)
- Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
- Having a costumed superhero abduct the vicar was an utter non sequitur in the novel.
- Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises; a logical fallacy.
- A statement that does not logically follow a statement that came before it.
- (humor) A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.
- (valid argument) sequitur
- German: unlogische Aussage
- German: unlogisches Argument, Nonsens
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