 This version of the similarity view avoids problems with misrepresentation because \(H\) being a hypothesis, there is no expectation that the assertions made in \(H\) are true. If they are, then the representation is accurate (or the representation is accurate to the extent that they hold). If they do not, then the representation is a misrepresentation. It also resolves the issue with directionality because \(H\) can be understood as introducing an asymmetry that is not present in the similarity relation. However, it fails to resolve the problem with representation without a target. If there is no ether, no hypotheses can be asserted about it, at least in any straightforward way.