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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Question: Statement: During a NewsHour discussion of Vernon Jordan's testimony, Shields comes out with the bizarrely malapropos comment that Vernon Jordan's elocutionary style reminds him of nothing more than Barbara Jordan's measured diction. Choices: 1. Shields says something about Vernon Jordan that has no bearing on the proceedings. 2. In a moment of senile dementia, Shields loses the plot when speaking about Jordan. 3. During the discussion, Shields flew about the room and perched on the window sill.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: The really interesting question is why the Cato Institute and other free-market conservatives should be willing to squander their intellectual credibility by associating their names with this sort of thing. Choices: 1. The Cato Institute is been applauded for associating their name with this. 2. Risking their intellectual credibility will really damage their business. 3. There is question as to why the Cato Institute would associate with this sort of thing.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: In addition, the women wear various heavy rings. Choices: 1. The women wear heavy jewelry.  2. The women's rings were made from huge diamonds.  3. The women wear light jewelry. 

Answer:
2