In this task your given two statements. You must judge whether the second sentence is the cause or effect of the first one. Label the instances as "cause" or "effect" based on your judgment. The sentences are separated by a newline character.

[Q]: Civilian deaths from the war surged.
Pacifists staged a protest.
[A]: effect


[Q]: The man remained silent when his friend finishing speaking.
He was thinking about his friend's words.
[A]: cause


[Q]: The cowgirl threw her lasso towards the horse.
The lasso grabbed onto the horse.
[A]:
effect