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    It is not the case that Conflating the reality of a representational vehicle with the reality of what it represents commits a use-mention error that undermines the ontological inference.

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    • 1.Some representational vehicles ARE part of reality whose ontology matters: neurons implementing thoughts have genuine causal powers regardless of content.
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    • 2.The distinction between use and mention may not cleanly separate vehicle from content: a word's physical form and meaning are inseparable in actual language.
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    • 3.Not all ontological inferences from representation are fallacious: mathematical notation's structure genuinely constrains what can be represented mathematically.
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    • 1.The use-mention distinction is fundamental: discussing a map's properties differs categorically from discussing the territory it depicts.
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    • 2.Conflating vehicle and content risks invalid inferences: a detailed painting's complexity doesn't entail the scene depicted is equally complex.
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    • 3.Ontological claims require precision about what exists: confusing representation with referent leads to spurious conclusions about reality's structure.
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