Today, in an effort to teach my 101 students how to make inferences from observed facts, I opened my wallet and told them the contents of it. Once I finished, I prodded them to make bold inferences about me and my life.
Based on the fact that I have a Petco card in my wallet, one student said I was a pet owner. But that wasn't bold enough: I asked whether I was a dog or a cat owner. One student, an English language learner still attempting to grasp colloquial speech, said, "You're a dog owner because cats are cold, and you're so...hot!"
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