A straight stick looks bent when put halfway under water. Plato uses this example to illustrate the:

A. principle of light refraction.

B. distinction between appearance and reality.
C. artistic structure of his dialogues.

D. superiority of reason to observation.
E. None of the above


Answer: B

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