Which of the following silly arguments commits the fallacy of equivocation?
A) Cameron arranged a date through an online dating site. Her date's profile claimed to be a model. Cameron read on the Internet that you can't publish anything on the Internet if it's not true. Therefore, Cameron's date must really be a model.
B) All banks have money in them. Captain Jack is standing on a river bank. Therefore, if Captain Jack digs right below his feet, he'll find some money.
C) Alex has been wearing a hat made of aluminum foil for years now. The government hasn't controlled his mind with radio waves since he put the hat on. Therefore, Alex's hat protects against government mind-control technology.
D) Nate Silver said that the Cubs had a smaller chance of winning the World Series than Donald Trump had of being elected president. Thus, when the Cubs won the World Series, it was clear that Trump would win the election.
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