<p><strong>不当的推论</strong></p>

<p><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E8%B6%85%E7%8E%B0%E5%AE%9E%E5%B9%BD%E9%BB%98" rel="nofollow noreferrer">超现实幽默</a></p>

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  <p>条目“不当的推论”尚未创建，可参考英语维基百科的对应页面：Non sequitur (literary device)。</p>
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Mou某
<p>Nah, non sequitur means a statement that does not have any connection with what was said before. Common practice is to explain its meaning: 未根据前提的推理；与前述无关的推论 etc. It looks like that nobody seriously translates it.</p>

<p>Let me have a try: 不因之论；所论不因</p>

<p>因，顺、承、连接也。So 不因之论 literally means: a statement that dosen't follow (what was said before)</p>

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Toosky Hierot
<p>If I use traditional Chinese to write this I will write 語無倫次. It means someone speaks without conventional logic. For example: 他喝醉酒後講話語無倫次。</p>

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000
<p>How about:</p>

<p>驴唇不对马嘴: incongruous</p>

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Pedroski
<p>Is there an equivalent of the literary device known as a "non-sequitur" in English, or at least some kind of translation of it? This is not to be confused with the non-sequitur logical fallacy (where one logical argument does not follow another). </p>

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  <p><strong>From Wiktionary:</strong></p>
  
  <p><a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/non_sequitur#English" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>non sequitur</em></a></p>
  
  <p>A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>“A fool and his money are soon <strong><em>partying</em></strong>.” (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Wright" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Steven Wright</a>)</p>
    
    <p>(Expected word: <em>parting</em>)</p>
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2020-03-05T04:19:57.313Z
How about giving an example of a literary device known as a "non-sequitur" in English to differentiate it from the non-sequitur logical fallacy (where one logical argument does not follow another)? TQ
Wayne Cheah
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2020-03-06T06:38:38.540Z
There's now 5 answers, and I still have no idea what a literary non-sequitur is.  The incoming answers seem to ignore the "not to be confused with the non-sequitur logical fallacy" part of the question.  I think it's fair to say the question is unclear.
Becky 李蓓
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Please amend your answers, everyone. Plenty of examples of this are found in traditional dialogue in the literary arts, exemplified in the PRC Chinese New Year Gala.
dROOOze
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I've deleted my "answer" while waiting for clarification as per my earlier comment.
Wayne Cheah
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To be fair, I didn't find this question unclear in the slightest. Questions asked on this site are often met with a lot of 答非所问 answers. I have even frequently seen answers that don't even being to answer the actual question asked upvoted above answers that actually address the question. Becky says that people are "ignore"[ing] sections of the question and I believe that is really the true issue.
Mou某
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Translation of literary "non-sequitur"
# Translation of literary "non-sequitur"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-03-05)

Is there an equivalent of the literary device known as a "non-sequitur" in English, or at least some kind of translation of it? This is not to be confused with the non-sequitur logical fallacy (where one logical argument does not follow another).

> **From Wiktionary:**
>
> [*non sequitur*](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/non_sequitur#English)
>
> A kind of pun that uses a change of word, subject, or meaning to make a joke of the listener’s expectation.
>
> > “A fool and his money are soon ***partying***.” ([Steven Wright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Wright))
> >
> > (Expected word: *parting*)

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: How about giving an example of a literary device known as a "non-sequitur" in English to differentiate it from the non-sequitur logical fallacy (where one logical argument does not follow another)? TQ  
> **username_2**: There's now 5 answers, and I still have no idea what a literary non-sequitur is.  The incoming answers seem to ignore the "not to be confused with the non-sequitur logical fallacy" part of the question.  I think it's fair to say the question is unclear.  
> **username_3**: Please amend your answers, everyone. Plenty of examples of this are found in traditional dialogue in the literary arts, exemplified in the PRC Chinese New Year Gala.  
> **username_1**: I've deleted my "answer" while waiting for clarification as per my earlier comment.  
> **username_4**: To be fair, I didn't find this question unclear in the slightest. Questions asked on this site are often met with a lot of 答非所问 answers. I have even frequently seen answers that don't even being to answer the actual question asked upvoted above answers that actually address the question. Becky says that people are "ignore"[ing] sections of the question and I believe that is really the true issue.  

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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2020-03-05. Score: 2

**不当的推论**

[超现实幽默](https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-cn/%E8%B6%85%E7%8E%B0%E5%AE%9E%E5%B9%BD%E9%BB%98)

> 条目“不当的推论”尚未创建，可参考英语维基百科的对应页面：Non sequitur (literary device)。


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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-03-05. Score: 0

Nah, non sequitur means a statement that does not have any connection with what was said before. Common practice is to explain its meaning: 未根据前提的推理；与前述无关的推论 etc. It looks like that nobody seriously translates it.

Let me have a try: 不因之论；所论不因

因，顺、承、连接也。So 不因之论 literally means: a statement that dosen't follow (what was said before)


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### Answer by username_6 on 2020-03-06. Score: 0

If I use traditional Chinese to write this I will write 語無倫次. It means someone speaks without conventional logic. For example: 他喝醉酒後講話語無倫次。


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### Answer by username_7 on 2020-03-05. Score: -1

How about:

驴唇不对马嘴: incongruous


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