WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does the term ‘infer’ mean when relating to a piece of evidence?
A
What the source teaches you.
B
Explanation
C
Description
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -: to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises.

Detailed explanation-2: -An inference is a conclusion that has been reached by way of evidence and reasoning. For example, if you notice someone making a disgusted face after they’ve taken a bite of their lunch, you can infer that they do not like it.

Detailed explanation-3: -I inferred from what she said that you have not been well. By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster, astronomers can infer the cluster’s mass. The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.

Detailed explanation-4: -Inference is what you, as a reader, conclude based on reading a text. Those conclusions are not stated directly in the text; they are thoughts that you develop based on evidence in the text.

Detailed explanation-5: -Inference in reading is the ability to understand the meaning of a passage of text without all the information being spelled out. From context clues within a passage, the author gives information about plot, characters, setting, time period and other elements of story by the things he or she infers.

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