A connotation refers to the emotional associations of a word. A connotation tends to be labelled as "positive" or "negative" depending on the feelings it creates in the mind of the listener. A connotation is additional to the word's literal meaning, which is known as denotation.
It’s True because if the inference you’ve stated contradicts itself then it’s not useful inference. Inference is when you can state something that isn’t obvious in the text given.