Premise: Modern Japanese, he contends, derives from an archaic form of Korean that took root in Japan but was stamped out in Korea during the first several centuries.

Hypothesis: Japan was settled by travelers from mainland Asia.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Although there may be several ways in which jobrelated mortality risks differ from air pollution-related mortality risks, the most important difference may be that job-related risks are incurred voluntarily, or generally assumed to be, whereas air pollution-related risks are incurred involuntarily.

Hypothesis: People have no control over air pollution related risks.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: He didn't even acknowledge what I had said.

Hypothesis: He may not have heard me, therefore excusing the ignoring.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: That means that we will lose money to supply one attorney, but we should be able to continue to manage.

Hypothesis: We will lose the money that pays for our attorney's $100,000 salary.
Answer: it is not possible to tell