Plato says that poets should be excluded from an ideal society because:
A. they undermine the reason.
B. poems appeal to an inferior portion of the soul.
C. the poets creations are only pale reflections of truth.
D. a poem affects the soul as a vicious government affects a state.
E. All of the above
Answer: E
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