Definitions
- Drawing a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning. - Making an educated guess based on available information. - Understanding something that is not explicitly stated through context clues.
- Assuming something to be true without evidence or proof. - Taking liberties or making assumptions without permission or authority. - Believing something to be true based on one's own opinion or bias.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve making assumptions or conclusions.
- 2Both are based on available information.
- 3Both can be used in conversation or writing.
- 4Both can be used to express uncertainty or speculation.
What is the difference?
- 1Evidence: Infer requires evidence or reasoning to draw a conclusion, while presume does not necessarily require evidence.
- 2Permission: Presume can involve taking liberties or making assumptions without permission or authority, while infer does not involve such actions.
- 3Bias: Presume can involve believing something to be true based on one's own opinion or bias, while infer is based on evidence and reasoning.
- 4Certainty: Infer implies a higher degree of certainty than presume, which can be more speculative or uncertain.
- 5Connotation: Infer is often associated with logic and reason, while presume can have negative connotations of arrogance or overstepping boundaries.
Remember this!
Infer and presume are both words used to describe making assumptions or conclusions based on available information. However, infer requires evidence or reasoning to draw a conclusion, while presume does not necessarily require evidence and can involve taking liberties or making assumptions without permission or authority. Additionally, infer is often associated with logic and reason, while presume can have negative connotations of arrogance or overstepping boundaries.
