Ladder of Inference

  The ladder of inference is a thinking process that goes through our minds, most of the time without realizing it. It could be called stairs of inference because it would work the same way. The bottom rung, or step, is the data we see. We see things every single day, which the next rung, selecting the data, is where we take the stuff we see and focus on a few things.  Next is where you infer stuff about the data you chose. The fourth rung is the assumptions we make about the data we found. The fifth is the conclusions we draw from the assumption. The sixth is us using our beliefs to, which goes back to the selected data because we choose certain data by our beliefs. The last one is the actions we take, so it's the emotions we feel and acting on those emotions.