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Non-Sequitur- a statement that is not connected in a logical way to the previous stated argument. An argument that does not make logical sense. For example: She’s wearing red shoes. Therefore, her favorite color must be red.


 * The AT&T commercial is explaining that kids think that faster is better. AT&T is trying to compare being fast as a basketball player and a network connection being fast. This classifies as a non-sequitur fallacy because the argument does not follow. Being a fast basketball player has nothing to do with a fast network connection. After watching this commercial, viewers are supposed to believe that being a fast basketball player is good and that a fast network is better than a slow network.

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 * The next example, Michael Scott from “The Office” is explaining that because he pays his employees he therefore, heals them. He is also saying that by picking a new healthcare plan for his colleagues he is their doctor, in a way. This video is an example of non-sequitur because picking a new healthcare plan does not imply that he is a doctor. Michael Scott is not making logical sense of what he is telling the interviewer
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