Latin phrase meaning, "It does not follow " The characteristic feature of arguments that fail to provide adequate support for their conclusions, especially those that commit one of the fallacies of relevance
A non sequitur is a statement, remark, or conclusion that does not follow naturally or logically from what has just been said. Had she missed something important, or was this just a non sequitur?. a statement which does not seem to be connected in a reasonable or sensible way with what was said before