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counterfactual

(adj): going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
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9 months ago gangerh said:

The best use I heard of this was "What I'm hearing here is actually counterfactual". Meaning,of course,"You're a liar".

about 1 year ago quotato said: usage note:

Running contrary to the facts: "Cold war historiography vividly illustrates how the selection of the counterfactual question to be asked generally anticipates the desired answer" (Timothy Garton Ash)

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