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contrastive explanations
Contrastive explanations are explanations that address why a specific event or decision occurred instead of a particular alternative outcome, rather than attempting to describe the entire causal history of the event. Formulated to answer the question of why one outcome happened rather than another, they operate by comparing the observed outcome, known as the fact, against a non-occurring reference outcome, known as the foil. By focusing exclusively on the distinguishing features, causes, or conditions that differentiate the fact from the foil, contrastive explanations provide concise, contextually relevant justifications that align closely with human cognitive reasoning and facilitate the interpretability of complex systems.
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