A non sequitur is a fallacy where the conclusion does not logically follow from the premises. An example is stating a nation will prevail because "God is great," ignoring the possibility that other nations also believe this.
El non sequitur es una falacia donde la conclusión no se deriva lógicamente de las premisas. Un ejemplo es afirmar que una nación prevalecerá porque "Dios es grande", ignorando la posibilidad de que otras naciones también crean lo mismo.
| Fallacy | non sequitur |
|---|---|
| Definition and Examples | Latin for “It doesn’t follow” (e.g., Our nation will prevail because God is great. But nearly every nation pretends this to be true; the German formulation was “Gott mit uns”). Often those falling into the non sequitur fallacy have simply failed to recognize alternative possibilities; |
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