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Knock out the false claims on noticing

Exercise and reference answers

Questions
  1. Question
    You see, but you do not observe. Three of these claims about that line are false.
    Choices
    1. Item
      Observing means noting the detail
      Correct
      Yes
    2. Explanation
      The line separates noticing from eyesight, not one pair of eyes from another.
      Item
      Observing means having sharper eyes
    3. Explanation
      The line is drawn to keep the two apart, so they cannot be the same.
      Item
      Seeing and observing mean the same
    4. Explanation
      Nothing in the line ties the difference to the hour or the light.
      Item
      Observing only happens in daylight
Instructions
Tap the three false claims about the quoted line on seeing and observing.

Explanation

_Source: Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1892), A Scandal in Bohemia_
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