What is the difference between inferring and predicting?

Answer 1

Inferring is taking info you already have and reaching conclusions. By using what is around you to come to a conclusion

Predicting is making a statement or claim on something in the future. guessing
They are very similar but not the same thing.

A prediction is the act of reasoning about the future based on past experience. For example, we can confidently predict that day will follow night. With prediction you can guess what happens before and during the story or reaction. You don't really need any evidence you're just foretelling what you think what will happen.

You infer by drawing a conclusion that combines information you already know with information stated in the text. While inference you need some clues to infer. An inference you will need some evidence or clues to judge off of.

Example:

Prediction- Rok picked up a random book and predicted that it was comedy.

Inference- Rok picked up a random book and looked at the cover and read three pages of it. Rok inferred that it was comedy based on the laughing people on the cover and the jokes in the three pages.