TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Sent1: ...which is why I and many others favor life without parole, period.
 Sent2: I am advocating life in prison without the option of parole.

SOLUTION: Similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: The death penalty can be viewed as legalized murder, which is ironic considering that such a punishment is only imposed because of the cruelty of the crime - murder.
 Sent2: I think the death penalty is an archaic and obsolete form of punishment, even for the crime of murder.

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: The death penalty is useless deterrent of crime because in the states that have them, they are not any more inclined to commit a crime because the threat of death penalty particularly if it is murder.
 Sent2: The thing is, without the death penalty there is absolutely no deterrent from committing heinous crimes.

SOLUTION:
Similar