TASK DEFINITION: We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gay Marriage)  into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.
PROBLEM: Sent1: Candian society is very accepting of gay people and has instituted equal marriage for same-sex couples.
 Sent2: What you are missing is that if gay people have the right to marry then their marriage must be recognised under equal protection.

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: If two men or two women are happy together, love each other, and want to be with each other forever why shouldn't they be allowed to get married??
 Sent2: marriage is simply two people who love each other expressing that love and making a commitment, so why can't a man and a man or a woman and a woman who are in love make a commitment?

SOLUTION: Similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: Except blacks were barred from marriage to those that white people could marry, and white people were barred from marriage to those that black people could marry.
 Sent2: The fact is that people are not prohibited from being married because of their sexual orientation.

SOLUTION:
Not similar