One might be inclined to say, “Surely a similarity must
strike us, or we shouldn't be
{
inclined || driven || moved to use the same
word”. ‒ ‒
Compare this statement with that: “A similarity
between these cases must strike us in order that we should be inclined to
use the same picture to represent both”.
This says that some act must precede the act of using this
picture.
But why shouldn't
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what we call “the
similarity striking us” consist partially or wholly in our using
the same picture?
And why shouldn't it consist partially or wholly in our being
prompted to use the same phrase?