The input is taken from a negotiation between two participants who take the role of campsite neighbors and negotiate for Food, Water, and Firewood packages, based on their individual preferences and requirements. Given an utterance and recent dialogue context containing past 3 utterances (wherever available), output Yes if the utterance contains the small-talk strategy, otherwise output No. small-talk is a cooperative negotiation strategy. It is used for discussing topics apart from the negotiation, in an attempt to build a rapport with the opponent. For example, discussing how the opponent is doing during the pandemic or sharing excitement for the camping trip.

Q: Context: 'hi there! 🙂'
Utterance: 'Hello.'

A: No
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Q: Context: 'No I cannot do that unfortunately. We brought just enough food for our weekend trip, and I cannot lose any or we will run out before our camping trip is over.' 'OK, just thought I'd ask, so are we settled on you getting 1 Food, 1 firewood and 3 waters?' 'Yes that sounds like it will work for me.'
Utterance: 'Great. Have a good day'

A: Yes
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Q: Context: 'Yes.' 'Okay. I'm willing to give in on the firewood, but I really can't give in on the water or the food. As a diabetic I have to put my health first. ' 'I can give out the food in exchange for the firewood'
Utterance: 'Okay. I need all of the water, if you're getting the firewood. '

A:
No
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