Joe and Joanne were standing outside one night, looking at the stars and enjoying the beautiful evening. Joe notices that the moon is full and comments on the perfect circular shape to Joanne. Joanne, however, knows the full moon is not for two more nights and, when she looks closely, can see that a small sliver of the circle is missing. Joe continues to swear the moon is full because of the:
A. law of similarity
B. law of closure
C. law of proximity
D. law of continuity
B. law of closure
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