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A non sequitur (English: / n ɒ n ˈ s ɛ k w ɪ t ər / non SEK-wit-ər, Classical Latin: [noːn ˈsɛkᶣɪtʊr]; "[it] does not follow") is a conversational literary device, often used for comedic purposes.
non sibi, sed omnibus: Not for one's self but for all: A slogan used by many schools and universities. non sic dormit, sed vigilat: Sleeps not but is awake: Martin Luther on mortality of the soul. non silba, sed anthar; Deo vindice: Not for self, but for others; God will vindicate: A slogan used by the Ku Klux Klan.
quam bene non quantum: how well, not how much: motto of Mount Royal University, Calgary, Canada quam bene vivas referre (or refert), non quam diu: it is how well you live that matters, not how long: Seneca, Epistulae morales ad Lucilium CI (101) quamdiu (se) bene gesserit: as long as he shall have behaved well (legal Latin) I.e., "[while on ...
actore non probante reus absolvitur: A defendant is exonerated by the failure of the prosecution to prove its case [4] presumption of innocence: actus me invito factus non est meus actus: the act done by me against my will is not my act: actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea: The act does not make [a person] guilty unless the mind should be ...
abusus non tollit usum: misuse does not remove use: The misuse of some thing does not eliminate the possibility of its correct use. cf. ab abusu ad usum non valet consequentia: ab utili: from utility: Used of an argument abyssus abyssum invocat: deep calleth unto deep: From Psalms 42:7; some translations have "sea calls to sea". accipe hoc ...
The phrase, often accompanied by an English translation, has appeared in many places: 1958, the novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, and film of the same name, as the motto of the main character, Arthur Seaton. 1963, possibly earlier, as illegitimus non carborundum used as the motto incorporated into the masthead of the Whitehorse Star ...
Patrick Mahomes is batting down claims of preferential treatment as the Kansas City Chiefs move ever-closer to a Super Bowl berth.. With his team being one win away from the title game and after a ...
A formal fallacy, deductive fallacy, logical fallacy or non sequitur (Latin for "it does not follow") is a flaw in the structure of a deductive argument that renders the argument invalid. The flaw can be expressed in the standard system of logic. [1] Such an argument is always considered to be wrong.