Ramona is arguing against the bond proposal that would raise money to build a bike lane on the main avenue leading onto the university campus. She dismisses the opposing argument, describing the group that proposed the bonds as "liberal do gooders

" By making this claim, she is asking the audience to believe her based on which type of reasoning fallacy?
a. Red herring
b. Personal attack
c. Appeal to misplaced authority
d. Non sequitur

b