Do I understand inferences correctly?

Question

Do I understand inferences correctly, I'm trying to learn basic logic and define the terms.

This is my own definition of inference please tell me if I'm wrong or correct and point out where I'm incorrect. Thank you

Inference is considered the process that involves evaluating the premises and arriving at the conclusion. It is NOT the creation of statements but the actual process of evaluating(ie reasoning) the propositions made in statements that allowed you to prove or disprove an arguments conclusion.

Answer 1

Why wait until you are dying in order to understand that the answers you need are not logical ones?

Answer 2

To "infer" B from A is equivalent to: If I accept A does B follow? Evaluating premises does not, to me, qualify as "inference".



"to prove or disprove an arguments conclusion", accepting the premises as true and adhering to the rules of logic.

Answer 3

A causes B, but we can only see B. From observing B, we can infer traits about A.



Another example. You see something go into the black box and see what comes out, but you can't see what's inside.



Another example, in math. You can prove something when you can prove everything contradictory wrong; i.e. negative inference.



Put another way... it's arriving at conclusions without needing the postulates. You turn logic on itself to come to a conclusion.