Which of the following is true?
A) Explanations are always reasonable.
B) Explanations appear only in deductive arguments, never in inductive arguments.
C) Explanations provide arguments for a conclusion.
D) All of these answers are correct.

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Explanations seek to provide an account of why or how something happened. Some explanations are likely to be correct, while others can be very unlikely. If it were true that intelligent life once existed on Mars, it would be a very good explanation of the existence of canal-like structures on the surface of Mars. But it is unlikely that intelligent life ever existed on Mars. How likely it is that an explanation is correct can change over time as new evidence for or against the explanation is discovered.

Which of the Following Is True