"There is no such thing as a false confession because innocent people do not confess to crimes they did not commit." This statement is an example of which logical fallacy?

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Circular reasoning is at play here because the statement assumes what it is trying to prove: it begins with the assumption that innocent people do not confess to crimes they didn't commit and concludes that therefore, there are no false confessions. This creates a circular argument where the premise and conclusion are essentially the same.

"There Is No Such Thing as a False Confession Because