| The reason this inference amounts to a logical fallacy is that it is just a blatant non sequitur. |
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| She gave him a slightly scornful glance, and he racked his brains to see if he could find the reason for the non sequitur. |
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| Second, linking logging of mature trees to clearing of underbrush is a policy non sequitur. |
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| The professor hesitated for a moment, slightly confused by the question, which seemed on the face of it to be something of a non sequitur. |
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| This unusual non sequitur represents the high point of bizarreness in this collection of sketches. |
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| First of all, common sense would dictate that this is a non sequitur, because the federal and state education collusion is a monopoly itself. |
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| This non sequitur is even harder to sustain when considering the Asian minority, a minority that has had its own historical hardships. |
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| Confronted yesterday with the Senate report, Wilson could only offer a non sequitur and a lame denial. |
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| Therefore, he concludes in a lovely non sequitur, there must be a connection between behavior and physical appearance. |
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| This is also why his final argument is a complete non sequitur. |
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| As an argument, though, it has the disadvantage of being a complete non sequitur. |
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| It's a complete non sequitur, bearing no resemblance to what this is about. |
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| Marie, understanding my non sequitur answered me in a calming voice. |
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| The Court's reasoning therefore has the feeling of a non sequitur. |
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| In a stunning non sequitur, he then proposes a set of reforms aimed at raising the absolute position of unskilled workers, such as a higher minimum wage. |
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| The second half of this sentence is, of course, a total non sequitur. |
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| Second, this prediction of what we should find is a non sequitur. |
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| He said he was living in a valley in Montana, which seemed a non sequitur in that setting. |
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| This is too glaring a non sequitur for it ever to be statable as such. |
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| I'm suggesting to you that it would be a colossal non sequitur to draw the conclusion that because you don't do the one, you are necessarily doing the other. |
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| He will understand that he has just engaged in a non sequitur. |
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| Even linguistically, that's an absolute non sequitur. |
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| But his twitchy, ripply segues from one position to another, the non sequitur sequences, the lightning fast changes of dynamic, all speak of his own kinetic personality. |
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| Having a costumed superhero abduct the vicar was an utter non sequitur in the novel. |
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| It is based on the principle of actor sequitur forum rei, and remains anchored to the domicile of the defendant in a State bound by the Convention. |
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| The panel's suggestion that that concern would lead the court to reverse a finding that specificity exists on the ground that too few commodities are covered is a plain non sequitur. |
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| Another form of non-reasoning is the simple non sequitur. |
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| This contention of the Respondent is non sequitur. |
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| It sounds like a non sequitur, but I think what she means is that everybody was amazed by the fact that she remained unscathed, especially because of her tendency towards chubbiness. |
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| The Twitter bio is a postmodern art form, an opportunity in 160 characters or fewer to cleverly synopsize one's professional and personal accomplishments, along with a carefully edited non sequitur or two. |
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| The Dadaists exalted absurdity and incongruity, the art of non sequitur, in works that surprised, shocked, and seethed with anti war and anti society sentiments. |
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