Premise:
"He was freed by his father, then became wealthy enough to lend money to prominent whites."
Hypothesis: Although he was born in a wealthy family, he lost his fortune and died young and penniless.

no

Premise:
"Seamus Heaney's poem The Little Canticles of Asturias, which appeared in the debut issue of SLATE, contains a mesmerizing image of a smouldering maw/ of a pile of newspapers lit long ago, fanning up in the wind, breaking off and away/ in flame-posies, small airborne fire-ships."
Hypothesis: Slate did not post any poetry in the first issue.

no

Premise:
"Indian infantry inflicted heavy losses from their bunkers on the beaches but finally succumbed to the massive onslaught."
Hypothesis: Indian infantry was eventually destroyed by a large onslaught.
yes