Before our midterm examination, we had out last topic about making inferences, assumptions and predictions. Let's define first the meaning of those three, inferences,assumptions and predictions. Inference is the act or process of deriving logical conclusions from premises known or assumed to be true. Assumptions is an accepted cause and effect relationship, or estimates of the existence of a fact from the known existence of other fact(s). Prediction or forecast is a statement about the way things will happen in the future, often but not always based on experience or knowledge. Basically, assumptions and prediction are almost the same. Inferences is somewhat like hypothesis, an educated guess. There are two types of inference, supported inferences and unsupported inferences.

Two types of inferences:

• Supported Inference: are based on evidence from a passage.
• Unsupported Inferences: are conclusions that are not logical

 Now that we know how to distinguish inferences from assumptions and predictions, it would be easier for us to relate those three when it comes to communication. Like facts and opinions, distinguishing inferences, assumptions and predictions will also get us into trouble if distinguished or used incorrectly.