Counterfactual
Counterfactual adjective - Going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis).
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Synonyms for Counterfactual
Faulty and counterfactual are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Faulty" instead an adjective "Counterfactual".
Faulty
Faulty adjective - Having a fault.
Counterfactual and faulty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterfactual" instead an adjective "Faulty".
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Related pairs
- improper and counterfactual
- improper and faulty
- wrong and counterfactual
- wrong and faulty
- bad and counterfactual
- bad and faulty
- false and counterfactual
- false and faulty
- distorted and counterfactual
- distorted and faulty
- defective and counterfactual
- defective and faulty
- spurious and counterfactual
- spurious and faulty
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When the last clue is a Smoking Gun, making the previous ones redundant, it's Clue, Evidence, and a Smoking Gun; Conviction by Counterfactual Clue, where the logic is based on faulty deduction; and Right for the Wrong Reasons, where the logic is correct but the premises are mistaken.
Source: Bat Deduction
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