Student asked: Premise: "The members of one direction singing on stage."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "The band is having a meeting about finances." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. The members of One Direction cannot be singing on stage and having a meeting at the same time. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "Two people dig with shovels at a playground by the ocean."
Based on this premise, can we conclude that the hypothesis "Two people are playing by the ocean." is true?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. If people dig with shovels at a playground by the ocean does not mean people are playing in the ocean. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "An old man is sitting on a rock in a courtyard eating."
Hypothesis: "The man is at a park."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response: Let's think. Not all rocks in a courtyard setting are in a park. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Given the sentence "A man and a blond woman whisper to each other in a bar." is it true that "A man and a woman are close to one another."?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A man and woman must be close to one another in order to whisper. The answer is yes.