Saturday, October 2, 2010
Inferring and Implying
According to the textbook Inferring and Implying is "when someone leaves a conclusion unsaid, he or she is implying the conclusion. When you decide that an unstated claim is the conclusion, you are inferring that claim" (Epstein 74). It is very common for people to imply things during everyday conversation. We assume that everybody will know the unstated conclusion because it seems obvious. People have to remember that everybody is different and some things may see obvious to one person but not to another person. Sometimes, it is better to just be upfront and say exactly what you are trying to say. An example of a statement where someone is implying something is "Bob doesn't like restaurants that sell greasy food, therefore he doesn't like Jack in the Box." I can infer from this statement that Bob won't eat at Jack in the Box because it sells greasy food according to him.
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We do imply a lot of stuff in everyday. We never think that people might now always follow what we're trying to say.
ReplyDeleteI think that when it comes to arguments, you have to be direct about your claims. Arguments have to be strong and to the point. You can't just imply your arguments. They have to be clear and draw a strong line.
Seeing how we imply so much in our everyday lives, it would be so much easier if we just get to the point. Implying, leaves so much more room for mistakes. If you're upfront than you get your point directly across.
Implying and Inferring occurs around us all the time and we sometimes do not even notice it. We dont even realize it , because its fluent to us, we know the obvious. You make a good point when you say that not everyone is the same. Everyone has different thinking patterns and different ways at doing things. In my case when I infer and imply, it is usually with people that I am familiar with. They know me and I know them so I tend to believe that they will know exactly what I mean. When encountering two people who do not know each other, I also believe that they should both be clear on what they're saying. Just like you said, "you can't just imply your arguments, they have to be clear..." You have to be direct. good post, keep up the work
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