context: It is highly likely that Sandra took the apple. We doubt that John went to the garden. Chances are about even that Emily is a mouse. It is probable that if either John went to the garden, or Sandra took the apple, then Julius is green. Chances are slight that if John went to the garden, or Sandra took the apple, then Greg is yellow. It is likely that if Sandra took the apple, and Emily is a mouse, then Bernhard is white.
hypothesis: There is almost no chance that julius is green, and John went to the garden.
valid_hypothesis: There is almost no chance that julius is green, and John went to the garden.
invalid_hypothesis: It is almost certain that julius is green, and John went to the garden.
hypothesis_assertion: Julius is green, and John went to the garden.