"The correct answer to this math problem is either four or six. I also know that the correct answer is a prime number. I'm going with four." Identify the fallacy that applies to this example.
A) The fallacy of appeal to ignorance
B) The fallacy of hasty generalization
C) None of the answers are correct
D) The loaded question fallacy
E) The fallacy of inconsistency

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The fallacy of inconsistency is present because the statement contradicts itself by first stating the correct answer is a prime number and then incorrectly choosing four, which is not a prime number.

"The Correct Answer to This Math Problem Is Either Four