context: Chances are slight that Brian is a lion. It is probably not the case that Mary went to the garden. It is impossible that Winona is a wolf. It is almost certain that if either Brian is a lion, or Winona is a wolf, then Julius is white. There is little chance that if Mary went to the garden, or Winona is a wolf, then Bernhard is a frog. There is almost no chance that if Winona is a wolf, and Mary went to the garden, then John put down the apple.
hypothesis: There is a very good chance that john put down the apple, or Winona is a wolf.
valid_hypothesis: It is impossible that john put down the apple, or Winona is a wolf.
invalid_hypothesis: There is a very good chance that john put down the apple, or Winona is a wolf.
hypothesis_assertion: John put down the apple, or Winona is a wolf.