What Is the Best Analogy for the Experience of Catharsis

question 31

Multiple Choice

What is the best analogy for the experience of catharsis?

• A) Taking the lid off of a boiling pot of water
• B) Blowing up a balloon until it pops
• C) Using anesthesia before dental surgery
• D) A bullet coming out of a gun

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