Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis stand independently without contradicting or following it? Premise: As the double-decker boats get ready to leave the pier, bells ring, the gangplank is raised, deckhands in blue sailor suits man the hawsers, and a couple of hundred commuters begin a seven-minute sightseeing tour. Hypothesis: The double decker boats are all out of service, so they never leave the pier.
As the double-decker boats get ready to leave the pier, bells ring, the gangplank is raised, deckhands in blue sailor suits man the hawsers, and a couple of hundred commuters begin a seven-minute sightseeing tour.###The double decker boats are all out of service, so they never leave the pier.