Conclude

conclude or conclusion: To decide by reasoning to infer to deduce; the last step in a reasoning process; a judgment decision or belief formed after investigation or reasoning. All beliefs decisions or actions are based on human thought but rarely as the result of conscious reasoning or deliberation.

All that we believe is one way or another based on conclusions that we have come to during our lifetime. Yet we rarely monitor our thought processes we don't critically assess the conclusions we come to to determine whether we have sufficient grounds or reasons for accepting them. People seldom recognize when they have come to a conclusion. They confuse their conclusions with evidence and so cannot assess the reasoning that took them from evidence to conclusion. Recognizing that human life is inferential that we continually come to conclusions about ourselves and the things and persons around us is essential to thinking critically and reflectively.