Consider the following two statements in the light of St. Augustine's philosophy.
Assertion (A) Degrees of goodness are identified with degrees of being.
Reason (R) If there is no goodness at all in a particular thing, then there is no reality in it either.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C. A is true, but R is false

D. Both A and R are false

Answer: Option B