Problem: Here is a premise:
The reason societies with democratic governments are better places to live in than their alternatives isn't because of some goodness intrinsic to democracy, but because its hopeless inefficiency helps blunt the basic potential for evil.

Here is a hypothesis:
Democratic governments are very inefficient and that makes them evil.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
I began this column with the provocative thesis that software isn't anywhere near bloated enough.

Here is a hypothesis:
There is still room for more software.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
okay you want to go first or me

Here is a hypothesis:
Do you want to go first or me? I'd prefer if you go first.

Here are the options:

Answer: it is not possible to tell

Problem: Here is a premise:
Why couldn't he just be 'Irving Goldberg'?

Here is a hypothesis:
Why couldn't he be Sterling Shepherd?

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Answer:
no