premise: Fail<br>John wanted to write a novel. He took a six month sabbatical from his teaching position. John wrote and wrote for several months straight. He sent his manuscript to an agent he trusted. The agent wrote back, saying the novel was terrible!
hypothesis: John's agent didn't read the manuscript.
reason: It's possible that John's agent didn't read the manuscript even though he said it was terrible. The system assumes that he read it because he expressed an opinion.