Editing Abductive reasoning (section)

=== Applied linguistics ===
In [[applied linguistics]] research, abductive reasoning is starting to be used as an alternative explanation to inductive reasoning, in recognition of anticipated outcomes of qualitative inquiry playing a role in shaping the direction of analysis. It is defined as "The use of an unclear premise based on observations, pursuing theories to try to explain it" (Rose et al., 2020, p.&nbsp;258)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rose, McKinley, & Briggs Baffoe-Djan |title=Data Collection Research Methods in Applied Linguistics |date=2020 |publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=9781350025851}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=McKinley |first1=J |editor1-last=McKinley & Rose |title=The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in Applied Linguistics |publisher=Routledge |location=Abingdon |isbn=9780367824471 |pages=1–13 |chapter-url=https://www.englishappliedlinguistics.com/uploads/2/4/1/9/2419477/mckinley__2020__theorizing_applied_linguistics_research.pdf |chapter=Introduction: Theorizing research methods in the 'golden age' of applied linguistics research |date=2019-12-06 |access-date=2020-02-15 |archive-date=2020-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215113328/https://www.englishappliedlinguistics.com/uploads/2/4/1/9/2419477/mckinley__2020__theorizing_applied_linguistics_research.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>