Irving is a wonderful cook. But every cook is a human being. Therefore, Irving is a wonderful human being.
A) Suppressed evidence.
B) No fallacy.
C) Equivocation.
D) Amphiboly.
E) Composition.

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This is the fallacy of equivocation because the term "wonderful" is being used in two different ways. In the first sentence, it refers to Irving's cooking ability, while in the second sentence, it refers to his moral character as a human being.

Irving Is a Wonderful Cook