nonsequitur

nonsequitur
non se·qui·tur (nŏn sĕkʹwĭ-tər, -to͝or') n.
1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence.
2. A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it.
  [Latin nōn sequitur, it does not follow : nōn, not + sequitur, third person sing. present tense of sequī, to follow.]

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