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  2. Non sequitur (literary device) - Wikipedia

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    A non sequitur joke sincerely has no explanation, but it reflects the idiosyncrasies, mental frames and alternative world of the particular comic persona. [ 5 ] Comic artist Gary Larson 's The Far Side cartoons are known for what Larson calls "absurd, almost non sequitur animal" characters, such as talking cows, to create a bizarre effect.

  3. Fallacy - Wikipedia

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    An example is a probabilistically valid instance of the formally invalid argument form of denying the antecedent or affirming the consequent. [12] Thus, "fallacious arguments usually have the deceptive appearance of being good arguments, [13] because for most fallacious instances of an argument form, a similar but non-fallacious instance can be ...

  4. Formal fallacy - Wikipedia

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    While a logical argument is a non sequitur if, and only if, it is invalid, the term "non sequitur" typically refers to those types of invalid arguments which do not constitute formal fallacies covered by particular terms (e.g., affirming the consequent). In other words, in practice, "non sequitur" refers to an unnamed formal fallacy.

  5. Non Sequitur (comic strip) - Wikipedia

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    Non Sequitur has been honored with four National Cartoonists Society Awards, including the Newspaper Panel Cartoon Award for 1995, 1996 and 1998, and the Newspaper Panels Award for 2002. It is the only comic strip to win in its first year of syndication and the only title to ever win both the best comic strip and best comic panel categories.

  6. Questions (game) - Wikipedia

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    rhetoric: player asks a rhetorical question; non sequitur: player responds with an unrelated question; synonym: player asks a question almost the same as a previous question; grunts: player makes a noise with question-like inflection that the other player cannot answer with a question; When a foul is called on a player, his opponent is awarded ...

  7. List of fallacies - Wikipedia

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    Ludic fallacy – failing to take into account that non-regulated random occurrences unknown unknowns can affect the probability of an event taking place. [ 41 ] Lump of labour fallacy – the misconception that there is a fixed amount of work to be done within an economy, which can be distributed to create more or fewer jobs.

  8. Propaganda techniques - Wikipedia

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    A common example of this type of propaganda is a political figure, usually running for a placement, in a backyard or shop doing daily routine things. This image appeals to the common person. With the plain folks device, the propagandist can win the confidence of persons who resent or distrust foreign sounding, intellectual speech, words, or ...

  9. Irrelevant conclusion - Wikipedia

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    Example 1: A and B are debating as to whether criticizing indirectly has any merit in general. A : There is no point in people ranting on social media about politics; the president is not going to read it anyway.