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Fact vs. Inference

Fact An Observation a thing that has been done something shown to exist something known to have existed

Inference Educated guess as to what happened based on facts (observations) Conclusion deduction judgment.

Can you guess what the item is? List some facts Hints A lot of you uses a type of this every day Name Brand First Touch

IPOD Touch Magnifying lens picture may have told you it could surf the web Part of the star may have reminded you of one you’ve seen Colors sometimes give it away

What are the facts? Deals with Algebra It’s hard It has numbers on the cover 1 & 2 1 & 3 2 & 3 None of the above :40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

What are the inferences? He has something to do with baseball He is wearing a uniform He has gloves on He just hit a ball 1 & 2 1 & 4 3 & 4 :40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

What inference best fits? Wants to learn to skydive Plane is going to crash Going to fix the plane :40 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24