Is there a lack of direct logical connection between the premise and the hypothesis? Premise: Yet, in the mouths of the white townsfolk of Salisbury, N.C., it sounds convincing. Hypothesis: White townsfolk in Salisbury, N.C. are easily convinced of things. 
Yet, in the mouths of the white townsfolk of Salisbury, N.C., it sounds convincing.###White townsfolk in Salisbury, N.C. are easily convinced of things. 