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What is Non Sequitur?

 , updated on August 29, 2016
Non sequitur are two sentences that do not connect with each other. It is a common conversational and literary device that may have a comical effect. Non sequitur can be used to get an audience's attention or to make a point with abrupt, illogical and absurd statements. They may also give a story personality by expressing idiosyncrasies. The following are examples of non sequitur phrases.
Don't be sad. My cat's name is Steve.
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Robots are getting smarter all the time. Coffee also tastes good.
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Yeah, he's pretty smart. Flowers are pretty.

Logic

Non sequitur is also a term used in logic to describe an invalid inference. For example:
A. Stocks went down before the last three elections
B. There's an election coming up
Inference: stocks are about to go down
Overview: Non Sequitur
Type
Literary Device
Logic
Definition (1)
A literary device constructed with two unrelated sentences.
Definition (2)
An incorrect logical inference.
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