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    Supports→The new counterfactual theory of causation does not handle trumping completely satisfactorily

    If no well-defined interventionist test distinguishes the major's causal status from the sergeant's, the counterfactual framework lacks the resources to ground the asymmetry it needs.

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    Key Terms

    Causal status(used in causality)
    The role or position something has in making something else happen—whether it's a direct cause, indirect cause, or not a cause at all.
    Counterfactual framework(used in philosophy of causality)
    A way of thinking about cause and effect by asking 'what if?' questions—like 'what would have happened if I hadn't done that?'
    Ground (as a verb)(as used in epistemology)
    To serve as the foundation or justification for a belief—to be the reason why you should accept something as true.
    Interventionist test(as a philosophical approach to understanding causation)
    A method for figuring out if one thing directly causes another by imagining what would happen if you could intervene and change that thing.
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    A frame property expressible in hybrid logic by the formula c→□¬◇c, meaning if world x accesses world y, then y does not access x.

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