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I think this is a relatively weak argument, because in colloquial English “the shape” sort of implies uniqueness in the question?

I don’t think so.

Can you tell the shape of a vase by looking at it?

Would you say “yes” or would you infer that the speaker was asking if you could distinguish all unique vases from one another by looking at them?

Yes, like, all uniquely shaped ones?