context: It is almost certain that John got the apple. There is a very good chance that Mary picked up the milk. There is a very good chance that Bernhard is a lion. It is improbable that if either Mary picked up the milk, or John got the apple, then Brian is green. There is almost no chance that if John got the apple, or Bernhard is a lion, then Lily is yellow. It is likely that if Mary picked up the milk, or John got the apple, then Julius is green.
hypothesis: It is almost certain that brian is green, or John got the apple.
valid_hypothesis: It is almost certain that brian is green, or John got the apple.
invalid_hypothesis: Chances are slight that brian is green, or John got the apple.
hypothesis_assertion: Brian is green, or John got the apple.