Premise:
"To ward off child molesters, the city of San Mateo, Calif., has proposed background checks and fingerprinting of Little League coaches, den mothers, and others who volunteer their time to children (never mind, as the Wall Street Journal reports, that less than 10 percent of all child molestations take place in an institutional setting; that most accused child molesters have no previous convictions; and that child abuse is down in the '90s)."
Hypothesis: Child abuse and molestation had been on the raise since the 1990's.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

no

Premise:
"It provides an analytical perspective on the Government because it shows the short- and long-term direction of current programs."
Hypothesis: Showing the short term direction of current programs does not offer an analytical perspective on the Government.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

no

Premise:
"So here is a novel that is not only about the '60s but exudes a distinctly '60s fume of windy prophetic curse-hurling."
Hypothesis: The novel is about the 1930's in China.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
no