Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Navarretia is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants related to the phloxes and the gilias. This is one genus of plants, among others, which are sometimes called pincushionplants. The inflorescence which bears the flowers is surrounded by frilly green bracts bearing soft spines, giving it the appearance of a pincushion. Several species are members of the vernal pool ecosystem.
Hypothesis: The inflorescence which bears the navarretia is surrounded by frilly green bracts bearing hard spines.
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Answer:
No

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

On October 20, 1977, a Convair CV-240 chartered by the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from L&J Company of Addison, Texas, ran out of fuel and crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi, near the end of its flight from Greenville, South Carolina, to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Hypothesis: Lynyrd Skynyrd are monkeys.
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Answer:
No

Problem:
Read the following paragraph and determine if the hypothesis is true:

Sherlock Holmes is a 1916 American silent film starring William Gillette as Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. The film, which was directed by Arthur Berthelet, was produced by Essanay Studios in Chicago. It was adapted from the 1899 stage play of the same name, which was based on the stories, "A Scandal in Bohemia," "The Final Problem," and "A Study in Scarlet" by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Hypothesis: Sherlock Holmes became popular only after 1916
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Answer:
It's impossible to say