Premise:
"Fix it! "I'll try," Hanson agreed doubtfully."
Hypothesis: Hanson wasn't sure whether he could fix it.

yes

Premise:
"Here is a chairman of the board, editor in chief, and director who is marketing his company as what might be called a truth play."
Hypothesis: He is marketing his company as a false play.

no

Premise:
"Your measurement in Jacob Weisberg's The Slate Arts Index appears to be a well-intended method for annual comparisons."
Hypothesis: You never made a measurement for annual comparisons at all.
no