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Inference To The Best Explanation

An inference to the best explanation, also known as abduction, is a method of reasoning employed in the sciences in which scientists elect that hypothesis which would, if true, best explain the relevant evidence. Recent work in the philosophy of science has shown that those hypotheses that qualify as “best” typically provide simple, coherent, and causally adequate explanations of the evidence or phenomena in question.

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