How similar are the following two sentences?

I'm not yet able to answer if the phenomenon has an official PoliSci name.
There are 2 problems with the viewpoint you presented in the question, which explain the seeming contradiction.

Give the answer on a scale from 0 - 5, where 0 is "not similar at all" and 5 is "means the same thing".

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- 0
- 1
- 2
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- 5
0