Non Sequitur

Non sequitur is Latin for "it does not follow." To say that an argument is a non sequitur is simply to say that the conclusion does not follow from the premises. This term would apply to any argument that has a conclusion that doesn't follow from its premises. It is often used, however, to refer to particular types of arguments that clearly do not follow from their premises and never could.

For example, any argument that takes the following form is a non sequitur:

If A then B. (eg, If I am a monkey, I am a mammal)
B. (eg, I am a mammal)
Therefore, A. (Therefore, I am a monkey)

It is clear that this argument does not follow. Even if the premises and conclusion were all true, the conclusion is not a necessary consequence of the premises. This sort of non sequitur is also called affirming the consequent.

Another common non sequitur is this:

If A then B. (eg, If I am in Tokyo, I am in Japan)
Not A. (eg, I am not in Tokyo)
Therefore, not B. (eg, Therefore, I am not in Japan.)

The speaker could be in all kinds of other places in Japan. This sort of non sequitur is called denying the antecedent.

Many general types of known non sequiturs have been classified into different types of logical fallacies.

Synonyms within Context: Non Sequitur

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Error	Noun: error, fallacy; misconception, misapprehension, misstanding, misunderstanding; inexactness; Adjective: laxity; misconstruction; (misinterpretation); miscomputation; (misjudgment); non sequitur; mis-statement, mis-report; mumpsimus.
Reasoning,	Unreasonable, illogical, false, unsound, invalid; unwarranted, not following; inconsequent, inconsequential; inconsistent; absonous, absonant; unscientific; untenable, inconclusive, incorrect; fallacious, fallible; groundless, unproved; non sequitur.
	False reasoning, vicious reasoning, circular reasoning; petitio principii, ignoratio elenchi; post hoc ergo propter hoc; non sequitur, ignotum per ignotius.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Commercial Usage: Non Sequitur

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Non Sequitur

Modern Translations: Non Sequitur

Language		Translations for "non sequitur"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		përfundim palogjik. (various references)

Arabic		‏إستنباط خلفي. (various references)

Bulgarian		нелогичен извод. (various references)

German		unlogische schlussfolgerung, unlogische folgerung. (various references)

Greek		ανακόλουθο. (various references)

Hebrew		מסק� �" לא �"�'יו� ית. (various references)

Hungarian		nem odatartozó (extraneous), irreleváns (irrelevant). (various references)

Pig Latin		onnay equitursay

Russian		нелогичное заключение. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pogrešan zaključak (paralogism). (various references)

Spanish		no lógico. (various references)

Turkish		ilgisiz sonuç, alâkasız lâf. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Bible Trace: Non Sequitur

Language	Date	Source	Mark Chapter 9, Verse 37
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	OV ean en twn toioutwn paidiwn dexhtai epi tw onomati mou eme decetai kai oV ean eme dexhtai ouk eme decetai alla ton aposteilanta me
Latin	405	Vulgate	Respondit illi Iohannes dicens magister vidimus quendam in nomine tuo eicientem daemonia qui non sequitur nos et prohibuimus eum
Old English	990	West Saxon	Swa hwilc swa ænne of þus geradencnapen on mine namen on-fehð. se on-fegð me. & se þe me on-fehð. he ne on-fehdme ac þane þe me sende.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Joon answeride to hym, and seide, Maister, we sayn oon castynge out feendis in thi name, which sueth not vs, and we han forbodun hym.
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	Whosoever receave eny soche a chylde in my name receaveth me. And whosoever receaveth me receaveth not me but him that sent me.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Whoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	Whoever will give honour to one such little child in my name, gives honour to me: and whoever gives honour to me, gives honour not to me, but to him who sent me.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Non Sequitur

Language	Mark Chapter 9, Verse 37
Cebuano	"Bisan nga tungod sa akong ngalan magadawat kinsa sa usa ka gamayng bata nga ingon niini, magadawat kanako; ug bisan kinsa nga magadawat kanako, magadawat dili kanako, kondili kaniya nga mao ang nagpadala kanako."
Croatian	"Tko god jedno ovakvo dijete primi u moje ime, mene prima. A tko mene prima, ne prima mene, nego onoga koji mene posla."
Danish	"Den, som modtager eet af disse små Børn for mit Navns Skyld, modtager mig; og den, som modtager mig, modtager ikke mig, men den, som udsendte mig."
Dutch	Zo wie een van zodanige kinderkens zal ontvangen in Mijn Naam, die ontvangt Mij; en zo wie Mij zal ontvangen, die ontvangt Mij niet, maar Dien, Die Mij gezonden heeft.
Finnish	"Joka ottaa tykönsä yhden tämänkaltaisen lapsen minun nimeeni, se ottaa tykönsä minut; ja joka minut ottaa tykönsä, se ei ota tykönsä minua, vaan hänet, joka on minut lähettänyt".
French	Quiconque reçoit en mon nom un de ces petits enfants me reçoit moi-même; et quiconque me reçoit, reçoit non pas moi, mais celui qui m`a envoyé.
Gaelic	Co sam bith ghabhas ri leanabh den leithidean so nam ainmsa, tha e gabhail riumsa; agus co sam bith ghabhas riumsa, chan ann riumsa tha e gabhail, ach ris-san a chuir mi.
German	Wer ein solches Kindlein in meinem Namen aufnimmt, der nimmt mich auf; und wer mich aufnimmt, der nimmt nicht mich auf, sondern den, der mich gesandt hat.
Hungarian	A ki az ilyen gyermekek közül egyet befogad az én nevemben, engem fogad be; és a ki engem befogad, nem engem fogad be, hanem azt, a ki engem elbocsátott.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	"Orang yang menerima seorang anak seperti ini karena Aku, berarti menerima Aku. Dan orang yang menerima Aku, ia bukan menerima Aku saja, tetapi menerima juga Dia yang mengutus Aku."
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	"Barangsiapa yang menyambut seorang kanak-kanak seperti yang demikian ini atas nama-Ku, maka ialah menyambut Aku; dan barangsiapa juga yang menyambut Aku ini, sebenarnya bukan ia menyambut Aku, melainkan Dia, yang sudah menyuruhkan Aku."
Italian	«Chi accoglie uno di questi bambini nel mio nome, accoglie me; chi accoglie me, non accoglie me, ma colui che mi ha mandato».
Maori	Ki te manako tetahi ki tetahi o nga tamariki penei, he whakaaro ki toku ingoa, e manako ana ia ki ahau: ki te manako hoki tetahi ki ahau, ehara i ahau tana i manako ai, engari ko toku kaitono mai.
Norwegian	Den som tar imot et sådant lite barn for mitt navns skyld, han tar imot mig, og den som tar imot mig, han tar ikke imot mig, men imot ham som sendte mig.
Portuguese	Qualquer que em meu nome receber uma destas crianças, a mim me recebe; e qualquer que me recebe a mim, recebe não a mim mas � quele que me enviou.
Rumanian	,,Oricine primewte pe unul din acewti copilawi, kn Numele Meu, Mq primewte pe Mine; wi oricine Mq primewte pe Mine, nu Mq primewte pe Mine, ci pe Cel ce M`a trimes pe Mine.``
Russian	ЛФП � ТЙНЕФ П�"ОП ЙЪ ФБЛЙИ �"ЕФЕК ЧП ЙНС нПЕ, ФПФ � ТЙОЙНБЕФ нЕОС; Б ЛФП нЕОС � ТЙНЕФ, ФПФ ОЕ нЕОС � ТЙОЙНБЕФ, ОП рПУМБЧЫЕЗП нЕОС.
Shuar	"Shuar uchin winia naarui shiir awajeakka Winia shiir awajtawai. Tura Winia akuptukua nunasha shiir awajeawai" Tímiayi.
Swahili	"Anayempokea mtoto kama huyu kwa jina langu, ananipokea mimi; na anayenipokea mimi, hanipokei mimi tu, bali anampokea yule aliyenituma."
Swedish	"Den som tager emot ett sådant barn i mitt namn, han tager emot mig, och den som tager emot mig, han tager icke emot mig, utan honom som har sänt mig."
Uma	"Hema to mpotarima hadua ana' to kedi' hewa ana' toii sabana petuku' -na hi Aku', batua-na Aku' -mi to natarima. Pai' hema to mpotarima-a, uma muntu' Aku' to natarima, mpotarima wo'o-i Alata'ala to mposuro-a."
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Anagrams: Non Sequitur

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-i-n-n-o-q-r-s-t-u-u"
	-2 letters: neutrinos, turquoise.
	-3 letters: intoners, neutrino, neutrons, question, quinones, reunions, routines, runniest, sequitur, snoutier, squinter, ternions, turquois, uniquest, unquiets, unquotes.
	-4 letters: inquest, interns, intoner, intones, introns, inturns, neurons, neuston, neutron, nitrous, nonsuit, nonuser, norites, nutsier, oestrin, orients, outruns, querist, questor, quietus, quinone, quintes, quoters, requins, reunion, roquets, routine, ruinous, runouts, stonier, stourie, stunner, sunnier.
	Words containing the letters "e-i-n-n-o-q-r-s-t-u-u"
	+4 letters: counterquestion.
	+5 letters: counterquestions.
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Domain	Definitions
Literature	Non Sequitur (A). A conclusion which does not follow from the premises stated. "The name began with B and ended with G. Perhaps it was Waters."- Dickens: Nicholas Nickleby, p. 198. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	Non Sequitur 2003 Block Calendar (reference) The Non Sequitur Survival Guide for the Nineties (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	Star Trek - Voyager, Episode 22: Non Sequitur (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Expression	Frequency per Day
non sequitur	106
comic non sequitur	9
fallacy non sequitur	6
definition non sequitur	4
non sequitur wiley	4
define non sequitur	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Non Sequitur

Definitions: Non Sequitur

Non Sequitur

Noun

Specialty Definitions: Non Sequitur

Literature

Specialty Definition: Non sequitur

Synonyms within Context: Non Sequitur

Error

Reasoning,

Commercial Usage: Non Sequitur

Books

Theater & Movies

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Non Sequitur

non sequitur

comic non sequitur

fallacy non sequitur

definition non sequitur

non sequitur wiley

define non sequitur

Modern Translations: Non Sequitur

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Pig Latin

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Turkish

Bible Trace: Non Sequitur

Matched Bible Translations: Non Sequitur

Anagrams: Non Sequitur

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Alternative Orthography: Non Sequitur

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