How to do this drill
- List stated facts.
- Draft a restrained inference.
- Identify assumptions added by stronger claims.
Material
When the repair café moved its intake form online, weekday registrations rose but walk-in Saturday visits declined. Organizers added a paper form at the library and placed a volunteer near the entrance. Saturday participation then returned close to its earlier level. The report recommends keeping both registration methods while collecting feedback from people who use neither.
Your tasks
- What can be inferred about access to the online-only process?
- Why is ‘Residents dislike technology’ too broad?
Check your work
Finish the tasks first, then open the answer to compare.
Show the answer
Answer
An online-only intake likely created a barrier for some Saturday users, and a paper/volunteer alternative helped restore participation.
How to reach it
- Connect decline to process change cautiously.
- Use recovery after alternatives as supporting evidence.
- Limit the inference to some users and this task.
Evidence
The sequence supports a process-access inference, not a general attitude toward all technology or every resident.
Review your attempt
- Does your inference explain the sequence?
- Did you avoid assigning a broad personal preference?
Take it further
Write safe, borderline, and unsupported conclusions about the excerpt.
