Premise: yeah the perceived decline has to do with uh um the attitudes and the educational system uh i have children in in school i have three children in school right now and i'm not impressed with the teachers that are teaching them uh i had when i was down in Dallas for two years i had uh my children come home from school with papers that were corrected by the teacher that had words spelled correctly marked wrong

Hypothesis: The budget cuts on the educational system have forced schools to employ less qualified teachers.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: Fortunately, the folks of Large were a generally kind and simple lot, well-disposed to beggars and not particularly observant.

Hypothesis: The people in Large gave nicely to beggars.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: This from a woman whose first book was a best seller, published in 14 countries.

Hypothesis: She is a good writer and people buy her books.
Answer: yes

Premise: Of course he is.

Hypothesis: No, he is not.
Answer: no