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Full Idea
A rational account might be forming an image of one's belief, as in a mirror or a pond.
Gist of Idea
A rational account might be seeing an image of one's belief, like a reflection in a mirror
Source
Plato (Theaetetus [c.368 BCE], 206d)
Book Ref
Plato: 'Theaetetus', ed/tr. Waterfield,Robin [Penguin 1987], p.124
A Reaction
Not promising, since the image is not going to be clearer than the original, or contain any new information. Maybe it would be clarified by being 'framed', instead of drifting in muddle.