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| − | + | [[Non sequitur]] ([[Latin]], "It does not follow") is any argument that moves from a premise to a conclusion with insufficient or no connection between the two. | |
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The most common example of ''non sequitur'' is any attempt to infer causation from correlation alone. An argument of causality--that is, that X caused Y--is always subject to weakening if one can show that: | The most common example of ''non sequitur'' is any attempt to infer causation from correlation alone. An argument of causality--that is, that X caused Y--is always subject to weakening if one can show that: | ||
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The usual way to weaken a ''non sequitur'' is simply to show that two facts, that might happen to correlate, are in fact not mutually relevant. Of course, showing that the chain of implication is reversed--meaning that the first named fact actually follows from the second, rather than the second from the first--will cast even more serious doubt on the argument. | The usual way to weaken a ''non sequitur'' is simply to show that two facts, that might happen to correlate, are in fact not mutually relevant. Of course, showing that the chain of implication is reversed--meaning that the first named fact actually follows from the second, rather than the second from the first--will cast even more serious doubt on the argument. | ||
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| + | == Reference == | ||
| + | * [http://creationwiki.org/Non_sequitur Non sequitur] by [[CreationWiki]] | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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* [[Logical fallacy]] | * [[Logical fallacy]] | ||
[[Category:Philosophy]] | [[Category:Philosophy]] | ||
Revision as of 13:43, March 6, 2007
Non sequitur (Latin, "It does not follow") is any argument that moves from a premise to a conclusion with insufficient or no connection between the two.
The most common example of non sequitur is any attempt to infer causation from correlation alone. An argument of causality--that is, that X caused Y--is always subject to weakening if one can show that:
- Y could have occurred with or without X.
- Another event, Z, actually caused Y.
- Y caused X rather than X causing Y.
The usual way to weaken a non sequitur is simply to show that two facts, that might happen to correlate, are in fact not mutually relevant. Of course, showing that the chain of implication is reversed--meaning that the first named fact actually follows from the second, rather than the second from the first--will cast even more serious doubt on the argument.
Reference
See Also
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