Which of the following best captures the difference between process tracing and historiography?
A) Political science searches for larger explanations of phenomena across time; history sees events as contextually and historically bound.
B) Political science sees events as contextually and historically bound; history sees events as contextually and historically bound.
C) Political science attempts to trace the links between possible causes and observed outcomes; history does not.
D) History attempts to trace the links between possible causes and observed outcomes; political science does not.

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Process tracing in political science seeks to identify causal mechanisms and explanations across different contexts, while historiography in history focuses on understanding events within their specific historical and contextual settings.

Which of the Following Best Captures the Difference Between Process