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Abductive reasoning (view source)
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'''Abductive reasoning''' or '''abduction''' infers unseen facts, events, or [[Cause and effect|causes]] in the past from clues or facts in the present. It is type of reasoning used by [[historical science|historical scientist]] when they reason from clues back to causes.<ref name="OfClues">{{Cite book
'''Abductive reasoning''' or '''abduction''' infers unseen facts, events, or [[Cause and effect|causes]] in the past from clues or facts in the present. It is a type of reasoning used by [[historical science|historical scientists]] when they reason from clues back to causes.<ref name="OfClues">{{Cite book
| author = Meyer
| author = Meyer
| title = Of Clues and Causes
| title = Of Clues and Causes