You were spot on. Thanks for letting them know what the correct interpretation was.
Predictions stem from many different sources.
Some of it can be from a psychic event that leads to a prediction.
Other predictions are based on prophetic sayings from olden times. (If one event is true of a prophecy, then the probability of the next event seems likely...etc)
While some predictions are from inductive/deductive reasoning.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductive_reasoning )
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I probably should have left out a word or two to make things clearer. Luckily people caught on what was meant in proper context. Kudos to you.