  As seen above (§2.2.1(d)), however, the strength of the  Chomskyan's ability to explain the phenomena of language acquisition  has been questioned, and with it, implicitly, the strength of her  inference to the best explanation. In addition, there is a general  debate within the philosophy of science as to the soundness of  inferences to the best explanation: does an explanation's being the  best available give any additional reason (over and above its ability to account for the phenomena within its domain) to suppose it true?  [Link to Encyclopedia Article ‘Abduction’ by Peter  Achinstein for more on this topic.]