Premise: To the extent that the mortality risks addressed in this assessment are associated with longer periods of illness or greater pain and suffering than are the risks addressed in the valuation literature, the WTP measurements employed in the present analysis would reflect a downward bias.

Hypothesis: Longer periods of illness would lead to an upward bias.
Answer: no

Premise: Last October, more than 1,000 religious leaders from various faiths gathered with scholars at Harvard University for a conference on environmentalism . The Los Angeles Times described the conference as the most visible manifestation of a rapprochement between religion and environmentalism.

Hypothesis: 1,000 religious leaders spoke out against climate change.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: One of the hallmarks of competitive pricing is that higher prices are charged to higher-demand customers.

Hypothesis: Higher-demand customers are willing to pay higher prices.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: But Press didn't call anyone a racist.

Hypothesis: The press called someone a racist the other day.
Answer: no