Word Choice What is the analogy in this passage? What two ideas are connected in this analogy?

Passage
The day of the big game, I woke up with a knot in my stomach. Even though I had practiced hard, I was still really nervous. But I got ready and arrived there early. The coach was in the locker room going over the game plan. When I told him how nervous I was, he said that fear is like a stray cat; if you let it in, it will rip up all your furniture — but if you look it straight in the eye, it will turn tail and run.

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Freedoms" speech. i have called for personal sacrifice. i am assured of the willingness of almost all americans to respond to that call. a part of the sacrifice means the payment of more money in taxes. in my budget message i shall recommend that a greater portion of this great defense program be paid for from taxation than we are paying today. no person should try, or be allowed, to get rich out of this program; and the principle of tax payments in accordance with ability to pay should be constantly before our eyes to guide our legislation. what argument is roosevelt supporting with his appeal to logic in the underlined section of the excerpt? if americans are willing to trust roosevelt, it only makes sense that he will ensure that the tax money is well managed. if americans are willing to make a personal sacrifice, it only makes sense that they will be seen as both noble and patriotic. if americans feel it is right to enter the war, it only makes sense that they will have to pay more in taxes to cover the costs. if americans feel it is right to pay more taxes, it only makes sense that they should also agree it is right to enter the war.