👉 In linguistics, the term "superinferencing" is used to describe a situation where a speaker makes statements about something that they did not actually say or do. This involves making generalizations about an event or concept without having observed it firsthand. For example: - A person says "I have been watching TV for 2 hours." - The next speaker could make a statement like, "I heard that you are currently studying for your exam." In this scenario, the first speaker's statement is
