Consider the premise. Does the hypothesis stand independently without contradicting or following it? Premise: A muckraking cover story investigates how the Pentagon disposes of surplus weapons (the short  badly). Hypothesis: An investigative journalism cover story, investigated how the Pentagon disposes of surplus weapons.
A muckraking cover story investigates how the Pentagon disposes of surplus weapons (the short  badly).###An investigative journalism cover story, investigated how the Pentagon disposes of surplus weapons.