"Your accusation that I am a verbose windbag is completely unfounded. I've never uttered a sentence in my life that contained more than twelve words." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.
A) The fallacy of false alternatives
B) The fallacy of inconsistency
C) None of the answers are correct
D) The slippery-slope fallacy
E) The fallacy of appeal to ignorance

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The statement contains a contradiction: the speaker claims not to be verbose while making a verbose statement, demonstrating the fallacy of inconsistency.

"Your Accusation That I Am a Verbose Windbag Is Completely