You are sitting in the pit area at the Indianapolis 500. You closely watch one of the cars whiz around on the track in front of the seething mass of humanity crammed into the stands. You have organized this visual scene such that the race car is considered the

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The race car is considered the "figure" because in the context of visual perception, the figure is the focal point or the object that stands out in the viewer's field of vision, while the background (or "ground") is everything else that forms the backdrop. In this scenario, the race car, being the focus of attention, is naturally the figure against the backdrop of the crowd and the surroundings.

You Are Sitting in the Pit Area at the Indianapolis