Assertion (A): Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic substitution.
Reason (R): In the case of phenol, the intermediate carbocation is more resonance stabilized.
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) A is false, but R is true.