Premise: Considering the circulation of The New York Times on Sundays, his column is probably the most widely read commentary on contemporary English in the world; that places more than one uncommon burden on a  he must do his utmost to be accurate; he must try to select subjects likely to be of interest to his readers; and he must write well.

Hypothesis: His column is the most widely read and he always chooses subjects that are interesting to his readers. 
Relation: neutral