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."This new Honda gets better mileage than any other car in its class. After all, Honda has completely redesigned the engine."

What will be an ideal response?


Irrelevant conclusion.

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