How does textual evidence help a reader make an inference?

1. Readers eliminate the details implicitly stated in a text in order to make an inference
2. Readers analyse the details explicitly stated in a text to make inference
3. Readers restate the textual evidence of a story to make an inference
4. Readers identify textual evidence to make the story more personal in order to make an inference

Option 2: Readers analyze the details explicitly stated in a text to make an inference.