Non sequitur

Originally posted by Kewpie
you really must be tired ...

some examples would be helpful,

Examples and Observations:

"Non sequiturs are most obvious when absurd. For instance, from the facts that
most cats like milk and some cats have tails I could not derive the conclusion that
David Hume was the greatest British philosopher. That would be a complete non
sequitur that borders on the surreal, whether or not its conclusion is true. Non
sequiturs are often advertised by the spurious use of 'so' and 'therefore' . . ., but the
context of a statement can also suggest that it is a conclusion derived from what has
gone before even when there is no such word used to indicate it.

Ralph Wiggum: Martin Luther King had a dream. Dreams are where Elmo and Toy
Story had a party and I was invited. Yay! My turn is over!
Principal Skinner: One of your best, Ralphie.
("The Color Yellow," The Simpsons, 2010)


"A non sequitur is any pretended jump in logic that doesn't work cleanly, perhaps
because of unfounded premises, unmentioned complicating factors, or alternative
explanations, such as 'This war is righteous because we are French!' or 'You will do
what I say because you are my wife!'"
(Steve Hindes, Think for Yourself. Fulcrum, 2005)

"Warming was caused by sunspots, or fluctuations in the Earth's orbit, or volcanic
eruptions. Therefore it cannot be caused by mankind. The 'therefore' is the
giveaway, the delicious non sequitur: just because Earth has warmed for one or
another reason in the past is no reason why it cannot warm for a completely different reason in the future."
(John Llewellyn, "In a Confusing Climate." The Observer, Sep. 2, 2007)

http://grammar.about.com/od/mo/g/nonseqterm.htm

Originally posted by Pianoman1
The average tension on a steel piano string is 160lbs with a 15% increase on the Bass strings.

It's actually more like 175Kg. Some pianist you are!?

Originally posted by Sicilian Sausage
It's actually more like 175Kg. Some pianist you are!?

The average human eats eight spiders at night while they sleep.

Originally posted by Pianoman1
The average human eats eight spiders at night while they sleep.

The average spider eats eight humans every night, while they are asleep.

Note comma usage!

Originally posted by Kewpie
Wikipedia says:
Non sequitur is Latin for "it does not follow." It is most often used as a noun to describe illogical statements. Non sequitur may refer to:
Non sequitur (literary device), an irrelevant, often humorous comment to a preceding topic or statement.
Non sequitur (logic), a logical fallacy where a stated conclusion is not supported by ...[text shortened]... se.

This whole forum is a multiplicity of non sequiturs. It's something we're good at. 🙂

And here I thought it was a cocktail ingredient. 😕