Inference
What is the definition of "inference?"
What is: An educated guess or assumption based off of known facts expressed in a passage or argument.
Define the term "cite."
What is: To reference to a line, paragraph, or section of a text.
What is "textual evidence?"
What is: Any specific information from a text, used to support an idea about the text.
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A conclusion is a type of inference.
What is:
True
Define the term "evidence."
What is: Any details that will strengthen, add variety, or weight to any argument.
"Information that is obvious in a text, in which the reader does not have to guess about?"
What is:
Explicit
True or False....
A generalization is a type of inference.
What is:
True
Define the term "inference."
What is: An assumption, educated guess, or conclusion of based off of given facts about a text, or argument.
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"Explicit is to ______ as a command is to order.
A. Textual
B. Cite
C. Indirect
D. Direct
What is:
D. Direct
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Making inferences helps you to ______ ideas about the situations in the text even though the author does not directly state them.
A. Understand
B. Confuse
C. Plagiarize
What is:
A. Understand
What does the term "textual" mean?
What is:
Part of text.
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When we have ideas about what we read, we must cite _____ textual evidence to support our ideas.
A. Imaginary
B. Supportive
C. Explicit
D. All of the above.
C. Explicit
True or False...
Conclusions, generalizations, paraphrasing and predictions are types of inferences.
False: Paraphrasing is not a form of inference.
Define the term "evidence."
What is: Support for your answer, opinion, or idea.
Why do we cite textual evidence?
What is: Reason 1: To support our ideas about a certain passage or argument.
Reason 2: To prove that we are accurate in our answer.