1) Abstract thought 2) An inference 3) Conclusion 4) Inference 5) Logical thinking 6) Reasoning 7) The act of inferring 1) Analogy 2) Entailment 3) Implication 4) Inference 5) Judgment 
the act of inferring from premises
• (n.) The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons; perception of the connection between ideas; that which is inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.
Il·la'tion noun [ Latin illatio , from illatus , used as past participle of inferre to carry or bring in, but from a different root: confer French illation . See 1st In- , and Tolerate , and confer Infer .] The act or process of inferring from premis...
the act of inferring. · an inference; conclusion.
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical