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No, a non sequitur would go something like this: Bob was plantings some flowers. He had to replace his helmet. Not a non sequitur: Bob crashed his motorbike.
by TheSpiceIsLife 7y ago
No, a non sequitur would go something like this:
Bob was plantings some flowers. He had to replace his helmet.
Not a non sequitur:
Bob crashed his motorbike. He had to replace his helmet.
It might have been better if they’d written something about how a helmet needs replacing after any impact, sure.
- hathawsh 7y agoThis is an interesting logic discussion. :-) Does the term non sequitur apply to correctly formed statements where the conclusion of the statement is incorrect? I would be inclined to agree with TheSpiceIsLife and say no. Because the article is based on limited sources, the article's conclusion about helmet replacement is incorrect, even if it's well-formed. EDIT: Here's an interesting list of non sequiturs, many of which fit the same pattern as the article. I think loeg is probably right after all. https://examples.yourdictionary.com/non-sequitur-examples.html https://examples.yourdictionary.com/non-sequitur-examples.ht...