Saturday, 1 November 2008

Facts Inferences Judgements

FACT

descibes that we have seen, heard or read, they are capable of verification and exclude inferences and judgements;
A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred;
A statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened;
A concept whose truth can be proved

INFERENCE

means a statement about an unknown made on the basis of known;
The reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior; conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

JUDGEMENT

implies an approval or disapproval or opinion of objects, occurrences or persons described;
An opinion formed by judging something;
The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions;
The mental ability to understand and discriminate between relations;
The capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions;
The act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event

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