I think where I am having issues with your explanation is in how you claim to utilize Ni.
That is what Ne does, not what Ni does. INFJs are called the foreseers because we utilize Ni to predict what will happen with patterns, not comparing data to past patterns. It is Ne that takes new data and interprets it.
really? that's not my understanding of Ne and Ni at all. Ne seems to be more of an in the moment connection-making function, whereas Ni is a longer-term pattern interpreter.
extroverted perception focuses on the specific moment in time, introverted perception sees the present in terms of the past... sensation is concrete, intuition is abstract.
and how can Ni not interpret new data? where does the data come from then?
from Ni's perspective, new data is just a small piece in a long-term pattern. that's why we strive to take the "spin" off of new information -- so that we can piece it in with our web of connections.
@ the bolded part: we can predict what will happen because we see new situations in terms of the patterns we already know. Ne doesn't care as much about that -- it just tries to see the connections in the present.