Complex sentence: Retroduction in Social Science Retroduction is often equated with or compared with abduction and then contrasted with induction and deduction in philosophy, and for example, retroduction "has been the basis for the development of past significant scientific explanations" (Blaikie, 2004).
Split into simpler sentences: Retroduction in Social Science Retroduction is often equated with or compared with abduction and then contrasted with induction and deduction in philosophy. Retroduction "has been the basis for the development of past significant scientific explanations" (Blaikie, 2004).