Counterfactual | Word Counterfactual at Open Dictionary of English by LearnThat Foundation

This is what we call counterfactual history or speculation.
In this example, the counterfactual is not sufficient to stretch the suspension of disbelief.
Here's a great question, called a counterfactual by us social psychologists:
This is called a counterfactual: a what would have happened scenario that can't be refuted.

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