Full Idea
Explanation is a partial answer to the descriptive problem of induction, …but the justificatory problem is recalcitrant, since it may seem particularly implausible that explanatory considerations should be a reliable guide to truth.
Gist of Idea
Explanation may describe induction, but may not show how it justifies, or leads to truth
Source
Peter Lipton (Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd) [2004], 09 'Voltaire's')
Book Reference
Lipton,Peter: 'Inference to the Best Explanation (2nd ed)' [Routledge 2004], p.142
A Reaction
His claim that explanation is a guide to inference is intended to bridge the gap. One might say that a good explanation has to be true, so just make sure your explanation is 'good', according to a few criteria.