Premise: Finally, in the example that's apparently nearest to Alterman's heart--two potential spouses making $125,000 and $40,000--he says, a year of marriage costs the same as a year of day care.

Hypothesis: Alterman believes that day care is significantly more expensive than marriage.
Answer: no

Premise: Communism was a large smothering blanket thrown across societies and suppressing primordial identities.

Hypothesis: Communism smothered societies and suppressed primordial identities.
Answer: yes

Premise: how many did you get did you get two are they male or female does that make a difference

Hypothesis: I am not interested in whether gender makes a difference.
Answer: no

Premise: Now the salamander moved toward them, directed apparently by slight motions from Sather Karf.

Hypothesis: The salamander was moving away from them.
Answer: no