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Counterfactuality (Noun)

Meaning

The quality of being contrary to fact.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Examples

  • The historian's argument relied on a flawed assumption of counterfactuality, ignoring the actual events that led to the war.
  • The politician's claim that the economy would have recovered without the stimulus package was a clear example of counterfactuality, as the data showed otherwise.
  • The novel's alternate history scenario was based on a intriguing premise of counterfactuality, exploring what would have happened if the Roman Empire had never fallen.
  • The economist's model was criticized for its reliance on counterfactuality, as it assumed a level of consumer behavior that was not supported by empirical evidence.
  • The philosopher's thought experiment was designed to test the limits of counterfactuality, asking students to consider a world where gravity worked in the opposite direction.

Antonyms

  • Factuality

Related Words

  • Counterfactual (adjective)
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