Student asked: Premise: "A small dog is playing with a plastic bag on the sidewalk."
Hypothesis: "Nothing is playing."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. A small dog is either playing with a plastic bag or nothing is playing. The answer is no.


Student asked: Premise: "Three people are organizing diving equipment on the deck of a boat."
Hypothesis: "People are on a boat."
Is the hypothesis entailed by the premise?
Options:
- yes
- it is not possible to tell
- no
Teacher's response: Let's think. People organizing diving equipment on the deck of a vote would be on a boat. The answer is yes.


Student asked: Can we conclude from "The black dog runs through the water." that "The red dog is sleeping."?
Options:
- yes
- no
- it is not possible to tell
Teacher's response: Let's think. A dog can not be both black and red simultaneously. A dog can not be running and sleeping simultaneously. The answer is no.


Student asked: Given the sentence "Man wearing flashy gold shirt standing in apartment." is it true that "The man is thinking of buying the apartment."?
Teacher's response:
Let's think. Wearing a flashy gold shirt or standing in an apartment does not mean the man is thinking of buying the apartment. The answer is it is not possible to tell.