Fallacy
He mumbled something. I thought he mentioned the word 'tonic'. "Tonic?" "Tonic?" Irritated, I asked for an explanation. He looked bewildered. He looked around and took in the dust and the concrete, the plastic sheets, the pans simmering over smoking wood and the little girl playing next to it. He shook his head, "No. Not tonic. Ironic." The girl continued to play with the used rubber.