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counterfactual

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coun·ter·fac·tu·al  (kountr-fkch-l)
adj.
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).
counter·factu·al n.
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Adj.1.counterfactual - going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)
contrary to fact
conditional - imposing or depending on or containing a condition; "conditional acceptance of the terms"; "lent conditional support"; "the conditional sale will not be complete until the full purchase price is paid"


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It has been demonstrated that decisions can be based on counterfactual thoughts (Tykocinski & Pittman, 1998).
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One counterfactual Jenkins doesn't consider is that had Watergate not irradiated the Republicans, it's likely the GOP would have remained in the White House through the end of the '70s and paid the price for the decay of that period.
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