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.Of course that can't be a legitimate proposal. They're just trying to get the city council to pass a regulation that will stir up some business for them.
What will be an ideal response?
Ad hominem (circumstantial, presumably).
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