Premise:
"we bought that and it was uh the paint was uh so-so i had scraped i had to do a lot of scraping and then i put uh uh water base paint over the uh oil"
Hypothesis: The paint wasn't great so I had to scrape it.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

yes

Premise:
"For most of this century, U.S. corporations featured rubber-stamp boards of directors handpicked by management and uninterested in rocking the boat."
Hypothesis: Corporate disinterest in doing anything that rocks the boat has lead to a stagnation of growth.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"Even when Realpolitik led the United States to side with dictators and oppressors, it was in the service of maximizing democracy and human rights in the world at large--a goal we in fact achieved."
Hypothesis: Realpolitik encouraged people to side with the dictators through an elaborate ad campaign.
OPTIONS:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
it is not possible to tell