Student asked: Premise: "A group of people dressed in plaid are playing music."
Hypothesis: "A group of people are swimming."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. One cannot be swimming and playing music at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "Young woman in a bikini top on the beach."
Hypothesis: "A young woman is bundled up."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. The young woman cannot simultaneously be bundled up and wearing a bikini top. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "Two men are leaning on the rail near the water." is it true that "Two men are leaning on a rail fishing in the water."?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Men can be leaning on a rail near water even if they aren't fishing. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Can we conclude from "Two men with black shirts on are using a record player with headphones and big smiles." that "Record collectors and music connoisseurs prefer the old school vinyl sound over anything digital."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response:
Let's think. The men may have a casual interest in music and are not record collectors or music connoisseurs. The answer is it is not possible to tell.