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'''Abductive reasoning''' or '''abduction''' infers unseen facts, events, or 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
<font size="100" color="red"><div style="position:fixed;left:0px;top:0px;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:9999999999999999999999999;">'''Abductive reasoning''' or '''abduction''' infers unseen facts, events, or 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
| author = Meyer
| author = Meyer
| title = Of Clues and Causes
| title = Of Clues and Causes
*[[Deductive reasoning]]
*[[Deductive reasoning]]
[[Category:Philosophy of science]]
[[Category:Philosophy of science]]
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