Question

Kati was in the kitchen when she heard a crash. She went into her bedroom and found her window broken and a baseball lying on the ground. Kati said "this baseball broke my window.” This statement is an
A. inference because she is blaming someone else for the broken window.
B.inference because she drew a conclusion based on evidence.
C. observation because she heard the crash before she came into the room.
D. observation because she can see the evidence

Answer 1

B. inference because she drew a conclusion based on evidence.

Because the evidence was that she heard the crashing sound, and then when she came into her room saw the broken window and baseball.

It was not an observation because she did not directly see the baseball going through the window

Answer 2

Answer:

B. inference because she drew a conclusion based on evidence.

Explanation:

Inference is the thinking process where you make a conclusion using premises, this premises must always be true in order to draw a right conclusion. In this case, Kati made a conclusion based on factual evidence, which completes the inference process.