Premise: Besides the works of the 14th-century masters Duccio, Pietro, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, as well as Simone Martini, see Siena's 16th-century Mannerists, painting at a time when the Renaissance teetered on the brink of effete Beccafei's dreamy Birth of Mary and a highly decorative Christ at the Column by Sodoma.

Hypothesis: The 16th century was a turbulent yet transformative time in Renaissance art.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: well that's about it really it's it has four uh four threads instead of the the regular basic two threads

Hypothesis: Four threads is better
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Government lawyers might not lie about the facts, says Kate Martin of the Center for National Security Studies.

Hypothesis: Kate Martin says government lawyers might always say the truth about facts.
Answer: yes

Premise: Apparently there are enough 18-year-old book buyers in the first flush of marijuana to keep Hunter in tequila and narcotics for the rest of his life.

Hypothesis: Lots of 18 year olds buy books.
Answer: yes