NonSequitur不合理的推论.pptxVIP

A long time ago-March 2012 Non-Sequitur It’s almost impossible to follow him. Non-sequitur, you will be missed dearly. Your conclusions brought on by weak reasoning gave joy to the rest of the world. The early years This is a picture of you in your first math class. Your first pet. “Men are human. Mary is human. Therefore, Mary is a man.” “Last month, a man wearing a green shirt won the lottery. I am wearing a green shirt this month. I guess I’ll win the lottery!” “After I ate grilled cheese, I got asked out on a date. Therefore, I must eat grilled cheese to have a love life.” “I’ve heard people on TV say that ‘some women are handsome woman.’ My grandmother said I look handsome. I must be somewhat a woman.” Oh how we’ll miss your jubilant humor! Your words we recall… Family Non-sequitur was survived by his relatives, until they all died recently in a writing accident. Father: Fallacy of the Undistributed Middle Mother: Affirming the Consequent Brother: Denying the Antecedent Sister: Affirming a Disjunct Cousin: Denying a Conjunct. Survivors Non-Sequitur is survived by his wife, Shirley Good Reasoning, and his best friend, Barry Correct Conclusion. Shirley and Barry will always have fond memories of Non-Sequitur’s unreasonable arguments and statements, and hope to carry on the memories…only with a bit more backup behind. “ Non-Sequitur was such a considerate person…whenever anyone was losing an argument, Non-Sequitur would always step in and try to help by backing up their statement with irrelevant reasoning. So kind, the poor dear.” – Shirley Good Reasoning, Non-Sequitur’s beloved wife. “Non-Sequitur was a fun guy. His reasoning was ridiculously weak and made me laugh. He always cheered me up. I‘ll miss him.” –Non-Sequitur’s best friend, Barry Correct Conclusion. Words from survivors and loved ones Non-Sequitur spent most of his time volunteering in political debates. He was also present in many arguments, disputes, school projects, persuasive essays, advert