The fuzzy boundaries in categories is best illustrated by which of the following statements?
a) Bowling is "sort of" like a sport, but also "sort of" like a game.
b) An orange is more representative of the category "fruit" than a kiwi is.
c) "Furniture" is the superordinate level category for the basic level category of "couch".
d) Only natural categories have fuzzy boundaries.
Answer: a
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