Suggested Answering Format
Recall for a basic inference, we use the following format:We can infer from Source A that …........
your inference
................ We know this asSource A shows …...........
your evidence
................. This suggests that ….........
elaboration of evidence
.............., thus allowing us to infer that …............
your inference
...................Your evidence for a basic inference usually includes quotes from the source or arephrasing of words from the source.For an inference based on a purpose, we use the same format. Where does your purposecome in then?We can infer from Source A that …........
your inference
................ We know this asSource A shows …...........
your evidence (purpose of source)
................. This suggests that….........
elaboration of evidence
.............., thus allowing us to infer that …............
your inference
...................In other words, you are relying on the purpose of the source to make an inference.Sometimes, you may have to quote words from the source to show you how you arrive toyour purpose but the
main evidence
for your inference based on purpose is
the purpose
.
Is it worth it?
As you can see, inferring based on purpose is no easy task. It involves higher order thinking. And how many mark(s) is an inference based on purpose worth? One.
My advice: If you are very confident that your inference based on purpose is right, then go ahead penit down. But if you have difficulty in trying to get an inference based on purpose/ you arenot confident that your inference is right, then go on to the next question. Leave a fewlines between your second inference and the answer of the next question so that you cancome back to the question later if you have time. Remember inference based on purposeis worth only one mark. Do not spend too much time on it.
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