1) Early Modern literature 2) Theatre in France 1) Probability 
Vraisemblance (French, `likelihood`) is a principle developed in the theatrical literature of Classicism in France. It demands that the actions and events in a play should be believable. The principle was sometimes used to criticize soliloquy (speaking to the audience), and in late classical plays characters are almost invariably supplied with c.....
verisimilitude
• (n.) The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.
Vrai`sem`blance' noun [ French] The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.