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."Public restrooms are so unhygienic. Can you prove otherwise?"

What will be an ideal response?


Misplacing the burden of proof.

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