"Inevitable" is still counterfactual
Suppose someone says:
If Napoleon had won at Waterloo, Europe would have changed dramatically.
That is counterfactual.
Now suppose they say:
If Napoleon had won at Waterloo, Europe would inevitably have changed dramatically.
Still counterfactual.
The word "inevitably" strengthens the claim but does not remove its counterfactual nature.
Because it still concerns a historical path that did not occur.
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