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When readers use their own knowledge about a subject to come to a conclusion about a text, they are making inferences.
in·fer·ence
/ˈinf(ə)rəns/Submit
noun
a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
synonyms: deduction, conclusion, reasoning, conjecture, speculation, guess, presumption, assumption, supposition, reckoning, extrapolation
"there should be no inference drawn from the fact that he chooses not to be a witness"
