Premise:
"When Republican officials were in the dock, the Wall Street Journal editorial page used to opine about prosecutorial discretion--the apparently noble principle that you don't necessarily prosecute a guy just because he did something illegal--and K used to mock it for that."
Hypothesis: republican officials were never in the dock

no

Premise:
"The design for the new building was the subject of a competition won by Spanish architect and designer Enric Miralles."
Hypothesis: The architect that won the competition was Spanish.

yes

Premise:
"but you know it's it's similar to a lobster too because the tail has got the little pleats in it like a lobster would"
Hypothesis: It's nothing like a lobster tail which has little pleats.
no