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In Plato's Sophist (235d–236c), which two statements correctly distinguish likeness-making (eikastike) from appearance-making (phantastike)?

(a) Likeness-making produces the original object itself rather than an image.
(b) Appearance-making always preserves the original object's actual proportions.
(c) Likeness-making preserves the proportions of the original model.
(d) Appearance-making may alter actual proportions so that an image looks correct from a particular viewing position.

Choose the correct option:

The correct answer is

(c) and (d)

(c) and (d) are correct. In the Sophist, likeness-making follows the model's proportions, whereas appearance-making can adjust them to produce a convincing appearance from the viewer's position. Both are forms of image-making; neither produces the original object itself.

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