Unreal State Statement

An Unreal State Statement is a statement that represents some aspect that is not a real state.

Context:
- It can range from being a Past Unreal to being a Present Unreal to being a Future Unreal.
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Example(s):
- a Falsehood, such as: “A Red sun is cube shaped".
- a Present Unreal Statement, such as:
  - "I wish I had tickets.".
  - "If they were available anywhere, I would pay any price for them.".
  - "If he were a good friend, he would buy them for me.".
- a Past Unreal Statement, such as:
  - "I wish I had lived in Los Angeles when the Lakers had Magic Johnson.".
  - "If I had known you were coming, I would have baked a cake.".
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Counter-Example(s):
- a Real State Statement.
See: Conditional Statement, Counterfactual Statement, Hypothetical Statement.

References

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- Q: What is the relationship between Counter-factual conditionals, Counterfactual implications, Counter-factual hypotheses, counter-factual consequents, counter-factual antecedents and falsehoods?
- A: Counter-factual conditionals, counterfactual implications, and counter-factual hypotheses are all forms of counter-factual statements, which describe events that did not occur or events that could have occurred but did not. ...
  ... However, the distinction between counter-factual statements and falsehoods lies in the purpose and intent of the statement. Counter-factual statements are made to explore alternative realities or imagine what might have happened if a certain event had taken place, while falsehoods are statements that are deliberately false or made with the intent to deceive. ...

http://zibdaconditionals.weebly.com/unreal-conditionals.html
- QUOTE: ... Unreal conditionals are very different than real conditionals. As the name unreal states, the conditions and the results are not real. For example, If I had a million dollars, I would give it to charity. This means the condition in the present is unreal: I do not have a million dollars. As a result of this, I can not give it away, which makes the result nothing more than a nice thought. There are 2 types of unreal conditionals, hypothetical and counterfactual (Cowan, 2008). ...