context: It is highly unlikely that Julius is gray. It is likely that Brian is yellow. We doubt that Jessica is a wolf. It is almost certain that if Jessica is a wolf, and Brian is yellow, then John took the football. It is highly likely that if either Julius is gray, or Jessica is a wolf, then Mary put down the apple. We doubt that if Brian is yellow, and Julius is gray, then Sandra grabbed the milk.
hypothesis: It is probably not the case that john took the football, or Mary put down the apple.
valid_hypothesis: It is probably not the case that john took the football, or Mary put down the apple.
invalid_hypothesis: It is highly likely that john took the football, or Mary put down the apple.
hypothesis_assertion: John took the football, or Mary put down the apple.