TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Statement: Individuals' claims to their wealth and income must of course be balanced by the need to finance governmental activities, no matter how few and inconsequential they may be. Choices: 1. The government must be funded. 2. The government has no claim to individuals' wealth and income. 3. Government financing has been increasing as a proportion of individuals' earnings.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: Because drug use is also an important issue among ED patients, he thought combining alcohol and drug research in EDs could lead to more research dollars. Choices: 1. He things combining being drunk while doing research is a good idea. 2. Combining drug research and alcohol leads to profits. 3. Drug use is an important issue among ED patients.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: He gave Edward what he felt like, in other words, not that much. Choices: 1. Since he felt pretty poor himself, he gave Edward a poor showing, too. 2. He felt like a million bucks, so that's what he gave Edward. 3. He didn't give very much to Edward, because he didn't feel like much himself.

SOLUTION:
1