Natalie checked online for movie show times. When she arrived at the theater, she found it had started an hour earlier than what was posted online. Afterwards, Natalie told her friend not to use the Internet because it was an unreliable source of information. This is an example of which reasoning fallacy?

A. hasty generalization
B. red herring
C. misplaced authority
D. either-or


Answer: A

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