In this task, you will be given two sentences separated by "because". You should decide whether the first sentence can be the result of the second sentence. If you can see a possible cause and effect relationship, answer with "plausible", otherwise answer with "not plausible".

[Q]: the army surrendered the battle because they thought they could win
[A]: not plausible


[Q]: I avoided giving a straight answer to the question because the question would be too long
[A]: not plausible


[Q]: the army surrendered the battle because they could not afford it
[A]:
plausible