Given "The splinter was removed quickly.Shelly's mom used new tweezers," the sentence "Shelly's mom removed the splinter" is an example of a(n):
A) direct statement.
B) bridging inference.
C) elaborative inference.
D) forward inference.

Question

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Bridging inference is correct because it requires the reader to connect information from two sentences to understand that Shelly's mom removed the splinter using the new tweezers.

Given "The Splinter Was Removed Quickly