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We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Death Penalty)  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.
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Sent1: Also, within the USA, murder rates are consistently lower in states that don't have capital punishment.
 Sent2: Moreover, states without the death penalty have much lower murder rates.
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Sent1: The death penalty has never been shown to be a deterent to murder.
 Sent2: If the death penalty were an adequate deterrent then we would not have murder.
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Sent1: It seems that you're assuming the correlation between crime rate and countries with capital punishment is that the death penalty encourages crime.
 Sent2: I feel as though you're implying that the death penalty is an effective crime deterrent.
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