When Jenny met Jason for the first time, she asked him why he quit drinking. She did so without knowing anything about Jason's drinking habits. In doing so, which of the following fallacies did Jenny commit?

A. fallacy of hasty generalization
B. fallacy of begging the question
C. fallacy of loaded question
D. fallacy of appeal to ignorance


Answer: C

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