TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
PROBLEM: Statement: hum yeah that's true well it's been good talking to you Choices: 1. You have been a big help. 2. That is correct, it's been nice talking with you. 3. It was very unpleasant talking to you.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Tuppence was undecided for the moment whether to put him down as an actor or a lawyer, but her doubts were soon solved as he gave her his name: Sir James Peel Edgerton. Choices: 1. Tuppence had no clue who Sir James Peel Edgerton was, even when he told her.  2. Sir James Peel Edgerton was a very well-known actor that Tuppence didn't recognize by face, but by name only.  3. As soon as he said that he was Sir James Peel Edgerton, Tuppence knew whether to put him down as an actor or a lawyer

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: Interacting with the Council is an important way to influence research priorities, she said. Choices: 1. The council has nothing to do with research. 2. The council influences research priorities.  3. The council encourages new research projects.

SOLUTION:
3