Observation:1) I hear people screaming
Inferences:1) Something bad is happening
2) Someone is in trouble
3) Someone is having fun
4) Etc.
Observation:1) I smell cotton candy, popcorn, and hamburgers
Inferences:1) I'm at a circus
2) I'm at a carnival
3) I'm at a movie
4) Etc.
We do not make inferences to prove how clever weare.
We make inferences to help us draw conclusions and develop opinions about what we are observing.
When you draw a conclusion from something, you reach inside it and pull out the larger meaning or message. You decide WHAT THE WHOLE THING MEANS.
How can sharpening this skill help you in life?
How can sharpening this skill help you in life?
Solving mysteries
Figuring out if your friends are actually making fun of you rather than complimenting you
Figuring out if you should stay in a certain situation or get out of it immediately
Figuring out if your significant other has really started a new boxing class, or if they're actually cheating on you
Removing a paper jam from the copy machine at work
What are these people really trying to say?
(what is IMPLIED?)
"Your hair looks so much better today!"
"We'll keep your resume on file."
"Can't we just be friends?"
"You're not working to your true potential."
"No, really, I find this class totally fascinating!"
Answer the following question in your notebook:
What different observation(s) about these 2 pictures allow you to make different inferences?
Why?
What different observation(s) about these 2 pictures allow you to make different inferences?
Why?
2nd picture has
What different observation(s) about these 2 pictures allow you to make different inferences?
Why?
2nd picture has hearts (love?) and a girl in a
thought bubble (girl friend?).
What different observation(s) about these 2 pictures allow you to make different inferences?
Why?
2nd picture has hearts (love?) and a girl in a
thought bubble (girl friend?). More likely he is going to meet
What different observation(s) about these 2 pictures allow you to make different inferences?
Why?
2nd picture has hearts (love?) and a girl in a
thought bubble (girl friend?). More likely he is going to meet his girlfriend
than the other guy.
What different observation(s) about these 2 pictures allow you to make different inferences?
Why?
2nd picture has hearts (love?) and a girl in a
thought bubble (girl friend?). More likely he is going to meet his girlfriend
than the other guy.
What conclusion can you draw from the above?
What different observation(s) about these 2 pictures allow you to make different inferences?
Why?
2nd picture has hearts (love?) and a girl in a
thought bubble (girl friend?). More likely he is going to meet his girlfriend
than the other guy.
What conclusion can you draw from the above?
The more evidence/observations you have, the more educated/accurate your inference will be.