Question

which of the following passages uses non sequitur?
diana asked manuel what time they should leave for dinner. he replied, \its really raining hard outside!\
diana told manuel that she really wanted to go out to dinner that night because everyone else was going.
manuel assumed without asking anyone that because it was raining, everybody was going to stay home that night.
when manuel suggested they not go out to dinner because of the weather, diana accused him of not wanting her to have any fun.

Explanation:

A non - sequitur is a statement that does not follow logically from the previous statement. In the first option, Diana asks about the time to leave for dinner, and Manuel's reply about the rain has no logical connection to the question. In the second option, Diana's statement about wanting to go out because others are going is a somewhat logical (though maybe based on peer pressure) statement. In the third option, Manuel assuming everyone is staying because it's raining has a logical connection (rain might make people stay). In the fourth option, Diana's accusation about Manuel not wanting her to have fun because he suggested not going out due to weather is a misattribution but not a non - sequitur in the same way as the first option. So the first option is a non - sequitur.

Answer:

A. Diana asked Manuel what time they should leave for dinner. He replied, "It's really raining hard outside!"