bogus vs counterfactual

bogus

adj
  • Based on false or misleading information or unjustified assumptions. 

  • Of a totally fictitious issue printed for collectors, often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country (not to be confused with forgery, which is an illegitimate copy of a genuine stamp). 

  • Undesirable or harmful. 

  • Counterfeit or fake; not genuine. 

  • Incorrect, useless, or broken. 

noun
  • A liquor made of rum and molasses. 

counterfactual

adj
  • Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue. 

  • Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world. 

noun
  • A conditional statement in which the conditional clause is false. 

  • A claim, hypothesis, or other belief that is contrary to the facts. 

  • A hypothetical state of the world, used to assess the impact of an action. 

How often have the words bogus and counterfactual occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )