Perhaps if I had known about the ladder of inference this problem might have been avoided.
The ladder of inference is a decision making tool that describes the thinking process that we go through in order to get from a fact to a decision or action, and can help formulate better conclusions, or challenge the conclusion of others based on true facts and reality without conflict. It is composed of thinking stages that can be represented as rungs on a ladder (Hill, n.d.) Using my conflict example we’ll very briefly explain each one.
• Reality and facts (My daughter got a C in History)
This is the starting