"When are you going to stop cheating on exams? You can't stop? Then you must have been cheating." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.
A. The loaded question fallacy
B. The fallacy of false alternatives
C. The fallacy of appeal to ignorance
D. None of the answers are correct
Answer: A
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.