Premise: or that sort of thing um and gosh we all know that there's a need for that

Hypothesis: We all know that this is a certain need for that.
Answer: yes

Premise: The stunt half-works, at least until he's supposed to undergo an inner transformation and acquire human emotions--whereupon his face remains just as blank.

Hypothesis: When the stunt works, it works brilliantly.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: NOW accuses PK of being too friendly with the bad boys of the religious media mogul James Dobson (who gave PK its initial seed money and promotes it on his radio network), Pat Robertson (who promotes PK on television), and Gary Bauer (who heads the Dobson-backed Family Research Council).

Hypothesis: PK is being accused by NOW for being too friendly with people like James Dobson and Pat Robertson.
Answer: yes

Premise: The Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (GAO/AIMD-00-21.

Hypothesis: The Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government are in place for a reason.
Answer: it is not possible to tell