non sequitur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.
Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.
A statement that does not logically follow a statement that preceded it.
A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.

/ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tə/ /ˌnɑn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tɚ/ en-us-non sequitur.ogg /ˌnɒn ˈsɛk.wɪ.tɚ/ /ˌnɔn ˈsek.wɪ.tə/ en-au-non sequitur.ogg

non sequitur non sequiturs non sequuntur non-sequitur nonsequitur

Learned borrowing from Latin nōn sequitur (literally “it does not follow”).

fallacy

sequitur

sequence anacoluthon apropos of nothing deus ex machina fallacy paradox what does that have to do with the price of tea in China

nonsequitous nonsequiturial

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