Relevancy and Inference Notes
Relevancy:
Trying to decide if specific facts/knowledge
would help solve a problem
Doesn’t automatically solve the problem
o BUT…is related to finding the solution
Inferences:
An educated guess
Process
o As you read…
o Combine text information with what
you already know
Supported v. Unsupported Inferences
o Supported
 Based on details from the text
 Must have evidence/proof written in
black and white
o Unsupported
 Not based on textual information
 Misinterpreted details