反事实是依赖于上下文且含糊不清的。例如,以下任一陈述都可以合理地成立,但不能同时成立:<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lewis |first=David |date=1979 |title=Counterfactual dependence and time's arrow |journal=Noûs |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=455–476 |doi=10.2307/2215339 |jstor=2215339 |quote=Counterfactuals are infected with vagueness, as everyone agrees.|url=http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b736/55909cf4d6a54cd36c4ed449afbe71f3c44b.pdf }}</ref> | 反事实是依赖于上下文且含糊不清的。例如,以下任一陈述都可以合理地成立,但不能同时成立:<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Lewis |first=David |date=1979 |title=Counterfactual dependence and time's arrow |journal=Noûs |volume=13 |issue=4 |pages=455–476 |doi=10.2307/2215339 |jstor=2215339 |quote=Counterfactuals are infected with vagueness, as everyone agrees.|url=http://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/b736/55909cf4d6a54cd36c4ed449afbe71f3c44b.pdf }}</ref> |