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Term for if-then statements where the "then" part does not logically follow

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This type of if is known by a few names: relevance conditionals1, pragmatic conditionals2, and, if you're hungry, biscuit conditionals3.

It includes sentences where if comes after:

I have food, if you're hungry.


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