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[[File:Autumn.jpg|291px|right|thumbnail|The [[argument from beauty]] and [[intelligent design]] [[theory]] both use abductive reasoning.]]

[[File:Autumn.jpg|291px|right|thumbnail|[[Intelligent design]] [[theory]] and the [[argument from beauty]] both use abductive reasoning.]]

'''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

'''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