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• Rationale doesn't pertain to the excuses for conducting the study.
• The researcher may consider what was wrong or incomplete about prior efforts conducted on the same problem.
• The proposed study can't be conducted even if there are already sufficient solutions to the given problem.
• Providing justifications require reasoning skills and processes.
• The researcher needs to emphasize why his/her study matters.
• An anecdote or evidence from personal experience can serve as a valid justification.
• It's not reasonable to conduct research if there is no urgent need to solve the existing problem.
• The proposed study can be justified if there are answers to problems, but the answers are not yet tested.
• Rationale must not focus on how the data will be collected and analyzed.
• The researcher needs to provide the readers with critical background or contextual information that introduces the research topic.
• Validity of justification can be expressed by referring to a policy, press report, or other reputable information source.
• The study must relate to either local or any  context, or both.
• The study must contribute to the elimination of a gap in the literature.
• Research gaps doesn't pertain to problems, issues or questions that have already been addressed and understood.
• Research justification is not considered as the last step in writing a research paper.