You will be given a topic and an argument. Decide the argument's stance towards that topic. The argument's stance is in favor or against the topic. If the argument supports that topic, answer with "in favor"; otherwise, if the argument opposes the topic, answer with "against".

[EX Q]: topic: Corporate free speech
argument: More spending in elections undermines public confidence
[EX A]: against

[EX Q]: topic: Natural gas
argument: Natural gas has very diverse applications in the home.
[EX A]: in favor

[EX Q]: topic: Instant replay in baseball
argument: Instant replay does not diminish human element of baseball
[EX A]:
in favor