Which statement about using comparisons is true?

A) The items being compared must be alike in essential details.
B) ?The comparison must be clear and sensible.
C) ?The listeners must be able to see differences as well as likenesses.
D) ?The comparison must be made between two familiar things.
E) ?The things being compared must be concrete rather than abstract.


B

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