context: It is improbable that Winona is a sheep. We doubt that Sandra left the football. There is a better than even chance that John went to the hallway.
hypothesis: It is highly unlikely that john went to the hallway, or Winona is a sheep.
valid_hypothesis: There is a better than even chance that john went to the hallway, or Winona is a sheep.
invalid_hypothesis: It is highly unlikely that john went to the hallway, or Winona is a sheep.
hypothesis_assertion: John went to the hallway, or Winona is a sheep.