Problem: Here is a premise:
His office was spacious, but his bookshelf was bare except for a single textbook (American), a few patient files, and some knickknacks.

Here is a hypothesis:
His bookshelf did not contain many things because he disliked clutter.

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Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
The practices commercial companies use to capture knowledge are not currently used in this environment because the business case does not favor them.

Here is a hypothesis:
The business case does not favour the practices commercial companies use for capturing knowledge.

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Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
Brain surgery was successfully performed on a fetus.

Here is a hypothesis:
The brain surgery was performed on an old man.

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Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
Not surprisingly, Scalia is no big fan of stare decisis : In his dissents, he often calls upon the court to scour away layers of encrusted precedent in order to get at the original meaning of the underlying text.

Here is a hypothesis:
Scalia will soon remove stare decisis from the statute books.

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Answer:
it is not possible to tell