What is the difference between inference and conclusion?

By Kristyn Hammond ; Updated May 14, 2018 Inferences and drawing conclusions are part of the problem-solving process. read more

It is possibly to come to a conclusion and come to an inference. Both of them require that you process information and use it to form a judgment, but they occur at different points in the thought process. This means that there is a difference in the way that you use the two. read more

An inference is a conclusion based on premises provided on the question. In other words, a conclusion question (strenghtening/weakening) will have a conclusion in the question stem, that you will have to strenghten or weaken. read more