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In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
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Statement: At the end of the war, the Treaty of Syvres formally ended the existence of the Ottoman Empire. Choices:  1. The Ottoman Empire was officially dissolved after the war. 2. The Ottoman empire had been declining for years before the treaty. 3. The Treaty of Syvres reaffirmed the existence of the Ottoman Empire.
answer:
1


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Statement: Chernow attributes this attitude to Rockefeller's uncommon respect for the dollar. Choices:  1. Rockefeller hated dollars and this rubbed off on Chernow. 2. Rockefeller has a serious respect for the dollar. 3. Rockefeller loved the dollar so much that he married it.
answer:
2


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Statement: We can stumble into a war with China over Taiwan very easily, warns Professor David Shambaugh of George Washington University. Choices:  1. Shambaugh is concerned that we will accidentally get into an unintended war with China. 2. Shambaugh warns that it would be easy to get in a war with China. 3. Shambaugh says a war with China is unheard of.
answer:

2