Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion: a fully open approach with no research question is risky because it can leave the researcher unsure what to observe or ask.

The assertion is correct, since some qualitative researchers do advocate starting with no research question.

That stance is risky because it offers no guiding focus for the enquiry.

The reason is correct, because without a research question data may be gathered aimlessly.

The researcher then lacks a clear sense of what to observe or what to ask interviewees.

This lack of focus is exactly why the open, question-free approach carries such risk.