Which line from the excerpt is an example of a statement that is both logical and nonsensical?

“You're wrong THERE, at any rate,” said the Queen: “were YOU ever punished?”
“And you were all the better for it, I know!” the Queen said triumphantly.
“Yes, but then I HAD done the things I was punished for,” said Alice: “that makes all the difference.”
“But if you HADN'T done them,” the Queen said, “that would have been better still; better, and better, and better!”

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The line that is both logical and nonsensical is: “But if you HADN'T done them,” the Queen said, “that would have been better still; better, and better, and better!”

This statement is logical in that it suggests a scenario where not committing an act leads to a universally better outcome. However, it is nonsensical because it expands on the idea of “better” without a clear context, suggesting an infinite state of improvement that doesn't necessarily translate to reality.