Chapter 4 - TFY

Why we use Inference?

Inference: Is the act or process of deriving a conclusion based solving on what one already knows.Facts and inferences are linked together through generalizations. You will understand how observation helps determine facts imagination and reasoning to link the fact with explanation and how generalization ties all this information together into meaningful whole. Inference also can be use in addition as a strategy in planning and choosing alternative when it comes to solving problems.

TfY Chapter 4 Discovery Exercise

Inferences: What Follows?
Reasoning- act of using reason to derive a conclusion from certain premises.

There are two main methods to reach a conclusion. One is deductive reasoning, in which given true premises, the conclusion must follow (the conclusion cannot be false). This sort of reasoning is non-ampliative - it does not increase one's knowledge base, since the conclusion is self-contained in the premises. A classical example of deductive reasoning are syllogism.

Conclusion- decision: a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration; "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"; an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion".

Guess- think: expect, believe, or suppose; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation.


Explanation- a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.


Imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case.

Infer -deduce: reason by deduction; establish by deduction.


Inference - the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation.


Interpret - make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"