new

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/inheritance.rb, line 56
      def new(attributes = nil, &block)
        if abstract_class? || self == Base
          raise NotImplementedError, "#{self} is an abstract class and cannot be instantiated."
        end

        if _has_attribute?(inheritance_column)
          subclass = subclass_from_attributes(attributes)

          if subclass.nil? && scope_attributes = current_scope&.scope_for_create
            subclass = subclass_from_attributes(scope_attributes)
          end

          if subclass.nil? && base_class?
            subclass = subclass_from_attributes(column_defaults)
          end
        end

        if subclass && subclass != self
          subclass.new(attributes, &block)
        else
          super
        end
      end