Plato says that poets should be excluded from an ideal society because:
A) they undermine the reason.
B) poems appeal to an inferior portion of the soul.
C) the poets creations are only pale reflections of truth.
D) a poem affects the soul as a vicious government affects a state.
E) All of the above

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Plato believes that poets should be excluded from his ideal society because they undermine the reason, poems appeal to an inferior portion of the soul, the poet's creations are only pale reflections of truth, and a poem affects the soul as a vicious government affects a state. Therefore, all of the above choices are correct.

Plato Says That Poets Should Be Excluded from an Ideal