"The Canterbury Tales" is actually a book that was written by <span>Geoffrey Chaucer and based on the excerpt taken from this book, the statement that best states how the Pardoner is being described in this passage is that he is confident and a suave performer. The answer would be B.</span>
I hath met the most handsome sir at fath'r's feast this evening.
The politicians have been discussing the social program for the last month.
Are discussing is present continuous, have discussed is present perfect, discuss is present simple.
Answer: The contrast effect is a magnification or diminishment of perception as a result of previous exposure to something of lesser or greater quality, but of the same base characteristics.