Analyze if the hypothesis is in clear contradiction to the premise. Premise: As the Tokugawa shoguns had feared, this opening of the floodgates of Western culture after such prolonged isolation had a traumatic effect on Japanese society. Hypothesis: There was no traumatic effect on japanese society, when the floodgates of Western culture opened.
As the Tokugawa shoguns had feared, this opening of the floodgates of Western culture after such prolonged isolation had a traumatic effect on Japanese society.###There was no traumatic effect on japanese society, when the floodgates of Western culture opened.