Counterfactual
Counterfactual adjective - Going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis).
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Synonyms for Counterfactual
Mistaken and counterfactual are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mistaken" instead an adjective "Counterfactual".
Mistaken
Mistaken adjective - Having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts.
Counterfactual and mistaken are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counterfactual" instead an adjective "Mistaken".
Nearby Words: mistake, mistakenly
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Related pairs
- sham and counterfactual
- sham and mistaken
- improper and counterfactual
- improper and mistaken
- inappropriate and counterfactual
- inappropriate and mistaken
- wrong and counterfactual
- wrong and mistaken
- false and counterfactual
- false and mistaken
- faulty and counterfactual
- faulty and mistaken
- spurious and counterfactual
- spurious and mistaken
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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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