VI.   Argument

Inference, or "syllogism" is the act of drawing a Conclusion by the use of Deductive Logic or Inductive Logic.  Hence, the Conclusion drawn through Logic is also called an Inference.

The word Inference comes from Latin infero meaning "lowest, bottom of, simplest" and enti/ensus meaning "to struggle up, climb, to strive, to give birth to".

The word Syllogism comes from the Ancient Greek word συλλογισμός (syllogismos) meaning "conclusion, inference".

In Logic, Inference is equivalent to Conclusion.