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Inference
 Inference Fallacy

A guess that you make or Statements that go

an option you form based outside the bounds of
on the information you what can be determined
have. logically from a given
assertion .
Example 1:

Every time a car drives through a major

intersection, it becomes a data point. Magnetic
coils of wire lay just beneath the pavement,
registering each passing car.
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Example 2:

2.
Example 2:

A) Computers tally the number and speed of cars, shoot the

data through underground cables to a command center
and finally translate it into the colors red, yellow and
green.

B) Traffic control centers like this one -a room cluttered with

computer terminals and live video feeds of urban
intersections - represent the brain of a traffic system.

C) But in reality, engineers literally watch our every move,

making subtle changes that relieve and redirect traffic.

D) Most intersections rely on a combination of pre-set timing

and computer adaptation.
Underlying assumptions:
Assumptions that can be inferred from a
particular section of a passage.
Example:

Identify the key word and

find it in the passage