non sequitur

1. Any abrupt and inexplicable transition or occurrence.

   Having a costumed superhero abduct the vicar was an utter non sequitur in the novel.

   Gedankensprung

2. Any invalid argument in which the conclusion cannot be logically deduced from the premises.

   unlogisches Argument, Nonsens, Fehlschluss

   нелогичное заключениеnelogičnoje zaključenije

   (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises

3. A statement that does not logically follow a statement that preceded it.

   Fehlschluss, non sequitur, falsche Folgerung

4. A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.

1. Non sequitur is the last resort of the inane.

   ruНелогичное умозаключение - последнее прибежище пустомели. — shanghainese

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