Given the premise, is the hypothesis presenting a conflicting viewpoint? Premise: A funny place for a piece of brown paper, I mused.  Hypothesis: I looked down at my desk, which was a mess, as usual, and had some white and brown papers on it.
A funny place for a piece of brown paper, I mused. ###I looked down at my desk, which was a mess, as usual, and had some white and brown papers on it.