context: It is highly likely that Mary got the milk. It is highly unlikely that Emily is a mouse. It is certain that Brian is white. It is almost certain that if Mary got the milk, and Emily is a mouse, then John discarded the apple. It is improbable that if Brian is white, and Emily is a mouse, then Bernhard is gray. There is little chance that if either Brian is white, or Mary got the milk, then Gertrude is a wolf.
hypothesis: It is highly likely that either John discarded the apple, or Emily is a mouse.
valid_hypothesis: It is impossible that either John discarded the apple, or Emily is a mouse.
invalid_hypothesis: It is highly likely that either John discarded the apple, or Emily is a mouse.
hypothesis_assertion: Either John discarded the apple, or Emily is a mouse.