Premise: In doing so, they partly absolved slavery.

Hypothesis: They helped Lincoln draft his Emancipation Proclamation.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: because it was published as a final rule before the effective date of those provisions.

Hypothesis: The effective date of the provisions was after it was published as a final rule.
Answer: yes

Premise: you hope that they think it's a bug and

Hypothesis: You hope they think it's a dog.
Answer: no

Premise: it was so wonderful and then i was um i decided well i like this author so i got a uh book of his short stories and that's been real good

Hypothesis: I bought their 1,000 page novel.
Answer: no