When we infer things, we reach conclusions based on the use of evidence and reason. Not all of our inferences are correct, of course, but they be correct more often than not. Because it is frequently more difficult to find situations that are purely deductive, we tend to use inductive reasoning

When we infer things, we reach conclusions based on the use of evidence and reason. Not all of our inferences are correct, of course, but they be correct more often than not. Because it is frequently more difficult to find situations that are purely deductive, we tend to use inductive reasoning and inference much more often, even knowing that it can sometimes lead to incorrect conclusions.