Both Uses of
non sequitur
in
Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
- —"Excuse me there, Mr Serjeant," quoth Partridge, "that's a non sequitur."†
Book 9 *non sequitur = something said that does not logically follow from what preceded it
- I did not mean to abuse the cloth; I only said your conclusion was a non sequitur.†
Book 9
Definitions:
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(1)
(non sequitur) something said that does not logically follow from what preceded it
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus