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  • Literally, you’re right - in Latin it means “not following”. But in conventional usage, non-sequitur is more for things that are so completely out of place for the conversation.

    Not a non-sequitur: “Okay, so based on this finding, [insert something topical but wrong]”.

    Non-sequitur: “Okay, so that’s great, but Michigan beating Ohio State means this is irrelevant”.

    (edit because I did not realize the formatting I used for my non-sequitur example caused it not to render)