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: Individuals' claims to their wealth and income must of course be balanced by the need to finance governmental activities, no matter how few and inconsequential they may be. Choices: 1. The government must be funded. 2. The government has no claim to individuals' wealth and income. 3. Government financing has been increasing as a proportion of individuals' earnings.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: The next tram stop is called ?ȥmberlita?ˠ(Hooped Column), after the stone pillar that rises to the right of the road. Choices: 1. There is a stone pillar to the right of the road at the Hooped Column stop.   2. The stone pillar on the right of the road at the Hooped Column is 20 feet tall.   3. There is no stone pillar near the Hooped Column stop.  

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: Montana lets judges order castration after just one offense. Choices: 1. Judges in Montana can order castration for one offense. 2. Montana will castrate everyone. 3. One offense of rape is enough for Montana to pass castration judgments.

SOLUTION:
3