Premise: From which you may conclude either that Slate is a horrible place to work, or that Microsoft is a great place to work.

Hypothesis: You can either conclude that Slate, with it's dismal wages, is a bad place to work or that Microsoft is a really great place to work.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Vividly decorated by Pinturicchio's action-packed frescoes of the life of Pope Pius II (the locally-born Piccolomini cardinal himself became pope, Pius III, but lasted only ten days).

Hypothesis: There were no frescoes made of Pope Pious II's life.
Answer: no

Premise: Topped by a newly gilded pyramidal tip, the 23-m (75-ft) pink granite Obelisk of Luxor from the temple of Ramses II dates back to 1300 b.c. and was erected here in 1836.

Hypothesis: The pink granite Obelisk of Luxor took workers three days to build and erect.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: In Hong Kong, the South China Morning Post, under the headline U.S.

Hypothesis: The South China Morning Post is the biggest newspaper in China.
Answer: it is not possible to tell