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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.
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Statement: Should have remembered it if it was." Choices: 1. If he had left the stove on at home he is sure he would have remembered. 2. If it was he should have remembered it. 3. He was glad that he had forgotten that particular detail.
answer:
1


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Statement: PROMO's report claimed that local TV news foments fear and hostility among city residents and suburbanites alike by devoting a disproportionate share of its broadcast time to crime. Choices: 1. People are no longer afraid of crime because the news shows that there has been less criminal activity this year. 2. Despite the decreased crime rates in recent years, the public's concern about crime is at an all-time high due to the ratings-focused media. 3. There are claims that local news programs foster fear due to their heavy focus on crime.
answer:
2


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Statement: In the movie, Larry hits Althea once; she tells him never to do it again, and he doesn't. Choices: 1. He never thought about doing it again. 2. He was told not to do it again. 3. She punched him in the face.
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1