I know that you not throw around the full-on stuff, and I know that you know that I know...
Sure, artists use the same chords, instruments, tools, sample cds for their tracks. As I've said I think that samples (some of them at last) are way easier to spot or that (some) people mind them more than preseted effects on synths. Matter of taste... You can't force somebody to change his taste, but they also can't change your tracks so it's sort of equal.