Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis stand independently without contradicting or following it? Premise: Lavishly furnished and decorated, with much original period furniture, the rooms are used for ceremonial events, visits from foreign dignitaries, and EU meetings. Hypothesis: The rooms are drab, dull, and not elegantly appointed.
Lavishly furnished and decorated, with much original period furniture, the rooms are used for ceremonial events, visits from foreign dignitaries, and EU meetings.###The rooms are drab, dull, and not elegantly appointed.