Student asked: Can we conclude from "A street performer playing a xylophone." that "A busker plays a musical instrument."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A busker is a street performer and a xylophone is a musical instrument. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Premise: "Eastern dancers holding flags."
Hypothesis: "Eastern dancers holding flags from around the world as they perform a dance."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. Just because the Eastern dancers hold flags does not mean the flags are from around the world. The answer is it is not possible to tell.


Student asked: Premise: "A military man is talking to two civilian men and a civilian woman."
Hypothesis: "Several hippies are at a concert."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. People are either talking or at a concert. The military man could not be identified as a hippie. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "A man in a blue shirt getting carted around on a street."
Hypothesis: "A man is selling something."
Do we know that the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. A man getting carted around on a street is not necessarily selling something. The answer is it is not possible to tell.