counterfactual vs deception

counterfactual

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

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

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

adj
  • Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue. 

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

deception

noun
  • An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy. 

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