context: Chances are slight that Julie is in the kitchen. There is a very good chance that John took the apple. It is almost certain that Sandra grabbed the milk. There is little chance that if John took the apple, and Sandra grabbed the milk, then Julius is a rhino. It is probable that if either John took the apple, or Sandra grabbed the milk, then Bernhard is green. There is a better than even chance that if Julie is in the kitchen, and John took the apple, then Lily is a frog.
hypothesis: We doubt that lily is a frog, or Bernhard is green.
valid_hypothesis: We doubt that lily is a frog, or Bernhard is green.
invalid_hypothesis: It is probable that lily is a frog, or Bernhard is green.
hypothesis_assertion: Lily is a frog, or Bernhard is green.