Identify any fallacies in the following passage either by naming them or, where they seem not to conform to any of the patterns described in the text, by giving a brief explanation of why the fallacious reasoning is irrelevant to the point at issue.Ad for a store that sells pianos: "Pianos are our only business. You'll get the best deal at the piano experts."

What will be an ideal response?


Irrelevant conclusion. (That they sell nothing but pianos is irrelevant to how much they sell them for.)

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