Problem: Here is a premise:
the quest for a new diagnostic instrument.

Here is a hypothesis:
They gave up after looking for ten minutes.

Here are the options:

Answer: no

Problem: Here is a premise:
it's harder for somebody from America to get a loan from their own country when a foreigner can get more and i don't think that's right

Here is a hypothesis:
I don't think that its right that an american has a harder time getting a loan in their own country.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
(a) Averages obscure the fact that most of Clinton's tax increase did fall on the affluent.

Here is a hypothesis:
Most people don't realize that most of Clinton's tax increase did fall on the affluent.

Here are the options:

Answer: yes

Problem: Here is a premise:
simply said that uh instead of the uh hundred and fifty thousand or so who wanted to immigrate to this country we cut that by uh two thirds so

Here is a hypothesis:
Over one hundred thousand wanted to immigrate to this country.

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Answer:
yes