Premise:
"Certified mail requires the carrier to make a special trip to the door."
Hypothesis: There is a requirement to make a special trip to the door for certified mail.

yes

Premise:
"This is an attractive enough place in its own right, but it is enhanced by the spectacular views of the small island of Es Vedr?, which just seems to rise from nowhere out of the ocean."
Hypothesis: Es Vedra lies in the ocean and the view of it is spectacular.

yes

Premise:
"You could even argue that American society in the 1990s is an engine that maximizes consumption yet minimizes satisfaction."
Hypothesis: Consumption was maximized and satisfaction was maximized in the 1990s by American society.
no