See non sequitur on Wiktionary
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"english": "In my opinion however it is a non sequitur error [it means, that a conclusion does not logically result from premises — even if they are real — editor's note]: equality in the eschatological dimension cannot be the justification of the economic dimension.",
"ref": "2005, Tomasz P[iotr]. Terlikowski, “W poszukiwaniu Absolutu”, in Ozon, number 22, Warszawa:",
"text": "Moim zdaniem jest to jednak błąd non sequitur [polega on na tym, że wniosek nie wypływa logicznie z przesłanek — nawet jeśli są one prawdziwe — przyp. red.]: równość w wymiarze eschatologicznym nie może być uzasadnieniem równości ekonomicznej.",
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