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Identify Any Fallacies in the Following Passage Either by Naming

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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.
One person, speaking to her friends before they attend a political fund-raising party: "Now listen, folks, before we go into this party. You should be prepared to hear all kinds of flattery as they butter you up before they try to pick your pockets. Remember, all they're after is your money."


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