What is meant if a counterfactual is said to lack cotenability?

a. It has no relation to an existing body of theory.
b. It is rendered less valuable because it is based only on facts.
c. It is not based on known facts.
d. It lacks plausibility.
e. The two events in the chain of causation are not close enough in time.


Answer: d

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