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    "non sequitur" ?
    – armand
    Commented May 10, 2021 at 22:47
  • If the premises do not lead to the conclusion then the argument is invalid. Your example is particularly suspect as it concludes a "should" from an "is", which is arguably always invalid, see Is–ought problem. However, valid arguments are sometimes presented with missing steps that are expected to be filled in from context, those are called enthymemes. Your example can be interpreted as enthymeme where the audience is expected to fill in the premise.
    – Conifold
    Commented May 11, 2021 at 0:20
  • hasty generalization, is ought Commented May 11, 2021 at 19:04