Premise:
"i remember when i was real little i we all went to some kind of scary movie and it was like this house big house had a basement and there was all these weird things going on in the basement you know and i was scared to death of our house had a basement for years"
Hypothesis: I was terrified of basements because I watched a horror film about a basement when I was a child.

yes

Premise:
"The rules have indeed changed."
Hypothesis: The tax rules have recently changed.

it is not possible to tell

Premise:
"but i i hate laying out material and trying to get the most out of the material and make sure it's on the right lines and not on the bias and"
Hypothesis: I have a friend that really enjoys it, though.
it is not possible to tell