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.
Contrary to known or agreed facts; untrue.
Of or in comparison to a hypothetical state of the world.
Any analogously misleading situation, such as a brief rise before a fall on the stock market.
A player's movement of the head as if to change direction, hoping to mislead pursuers.