From the lore of the Predator species, a Predator who goes for a hunt is trying to prove they are worthy of adult status in their society. As each Predator dies in the film they fail to attain adult status in their society.

  • Decoy321
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    11 months ago

    That’s non-sequitur. Predators go on more than one hunt in their lives. Your statement would only be valid if their 1st hunt was their only one.

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        11 months ago

        Do you know those moving strips in the airport that are like horizontal escalators? In my mind that’s a sequitur, so a non sequitur would be just a piece of floor

        …Anyway thank you for reading

        • @[email protected]
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          211 months ago

          A non-sequitur would be walking 5 feet across the floor and finding yourself in a jungle somewhere. In a place not connected to the place you just came from.

      • Decoy321
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        211 months ago

        How do you define it, then? The definition I’m aware of is for an inference that doesn’t follow from the premise.

        • @Swagicus
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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)

        • techwooded
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          Your definition for non-sequitur is correct, however the conclusion that Predators are failing to come of age is a logical conclusion of the stated premise. The actual issue, which you pointed out, is that of using a false or faulty premise (that all Predators in the movies are on their first hunts). The validity of an argument isn’t a function of how true a premise is. So you were right that op was wrong in their conclusions, you just mislabeled the issue

        • @[email protected]
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          211 months ago

          It’s all about the same movie series canon, none of this is non-sequitur. They would have to be talking about Predator canon and then just start talking about Terminator or something. And even that’s not a great example, because Arnold is in both of them.

          • @[email protected]
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            111 months ago

            One really shouldn’t pay more than $15 for a big mac. It’s just not that high in price yet even with inflation.

            ☝️That is a non-sequitur