premise: In any event , it is hard to discern , from the arch style affected in an attempt to make dull facts interesting , just what is the origin of sow one 's wild oats . In many entries , Claiborne labors the obvious , offering little or nothing we do not already know , could easily imagine , or for which the author offers no explanation .
hypothesis: Claiborne offers a lot of information that is new adn was unknown to the reader .