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non sequitur
non sequitur Non sequitur is a historical logic term for an argument in which the conclusion does not validly follow from what came before.
Non sequitur is a historical logic term for an argument in which the conclusion does not validly follow from what came before. More specifically, it often refers to the mistake of treating a one-way relation as reversible, as if because one thing implies another, the second must also imply the first.