When you state that symbols are not intrinsically connected to what they represent, you are asserting which of the following statements?

A) Symbols are powerful.
B) Symbols are arbitrary.
C) Symbols are ambiguous.
D) Symbols create meaning.
E) Symbols have multiple interpretations.


B

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