I'm sorry, but on this matter you are making a completely inapt comparison. The usage by modern fans and critics: http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/speculat

I'm sorry, but on this matter you are making a completely inapt comparison. The usage by modern fans and critics: http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/speculative_fiction http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/speculative_fiction I also refer you to all of the review series done by James Nicoll using the term as I described - http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/ http://jamesdavisnicoll.com/ There are also 34 references for you to follow in this Wikipedia article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculative_fiction