I am learning fallacies and having trouble can you help me with this question, "The defendant is obviously guilty because the polygraph administrator testified that he was lying.” Which of the following fallacies is this statement?

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"The defendant is obviously guilty because the polygraph administrator testified that he was lying.” The fallacy in this statement is the appeal to authority.

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