Premise:
"In Roman times a temple to Jupiter stood here"
Hypothesis: There is still a temple to Jupiter here.

no

Premise:
"simply fails to sustain interest for the entire album."
Hypothesis: It keeps the album interesting and fresh for the entire length.

no

Premise:
"It's interesting to note that of the 21 pundits who held forth on tobacco legislation this weekend, only Jack Germond professes to currently being a smoker."
Hypothesis: All 20 other pundits initially were smokers but have since quit due to family pressures and deaths.
it is not possible to tell