Premise: you can go ahead and start if you want uh

Hypothesis: You don't have to wait for me, go ahead and begin.
Answer: it is not possible to tell

Premise: I was, as we say, slammed.

Hypothesis: I was slammed.
Answer: yes

Premise: so so we've got to pay a fire tax and we got to pay you know two taxes sounds like you got a a little one there

Hypothesis: The amount you have to pay in taxes seems negligible.
Answer: yes

Premise: What did I know?

Hypothesis: The questioner is sure of they knew
Answer: no