Yes or no, Dutchboy?
It's imply. The sender implies, the receiver infers. If you are referring to something I said, you would say, "Are you implying that if one did not vote for Romney they are pro-abortion." I would then ask, "Are you inferring that from what I said?"
But, frankly, I cannot tell how you would infer that from what I said. Help me out, here.
One would certainly infer from someone voting for Obama that the person was a liberal, deeply committed to the radical left causes such as abortion, homosexuality, re-distribution of wealth, breakdown of nuclear family, hatred of Scriptural perspective of morality, fiscal recklessness, etc. I just have no idea where your question came from.
The thread is about a bunch of "bishops" getting grief from a "cardinal" because they all voted in favor of abortion. Where is Romney?
No! The thread is about the biggest blowhard in the episcopate, who laughed his way through an evening dining with the most odious, anti-Catholic, pro-abortion President in history, lecturing his fellow bishops on the need for "conversion." Meanwhile, his own seminary is turning out pro-abortion voters.
“I just have no idea where your question came from.”
And you’re a skilled liar as well.
Answer the question Dutchboy.
Funny how you post everything but an answer to question that I asked.
Just to hop in here.
The receiver always infers. The sender may imply or infer.
To imply is to force a necessary, logical conclusion. If I say “All Massachusetts governors are liberals, and Mitt Romney is a Massachusetts governor,” I have implied that Romney is a liberal. Implications are actually far rarer than people expect them to be, however.
To infer is to suggest a conclusion, without necessarily logically proving that conclusion. If I say, “Massachusetts sure has a lot of liberals,” when you bring up Romney, I have inferred that Romney is a liberal.