Premise:
"The rafts are made of bamboo from the surrounding countryside and can be used for only four months before they have to be replaced."
Hypothesis: Bamboo rafts can be built for less than two days.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"How, for example, can Japan be stuck in a seemingly intractable slump--one that it does not seem able to get out of simply by printing coupons?"
Hypothesis: Japan printed way too many coupons.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Originally, these holy dances were performed by devadasis, the sacred dancing-girls, who were in fact the temple prosetutes that is, until the Hindu reform movement during the 19th century made it acceptable for girls of respectable families to perform the dances, too."
Hypothesis: Dancing and performing for the public used to be considered a shame to the family name.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
it is not possible to tell