Why is farquahar about to be executed on owl creek bridge

being prepared for execution by hanging from an Alabama railroad bridge during the American Civil War. ... The soldier is actually a disguised Union scout who has lured Farquhar into a trap as any civilian caught interfering with the railroads will be hanged.

when making an inference, the reader should be sure to support the inference with

evidence

a is an educated guess about what will happen.

c. prediction

when new information proves that a reader's prediction is wrong, the reader should

make a new prediction based on the new information.

im pretty sure a would be the answer