instruction:
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".
question:
topic: Death penalty
argument: The death penalty is often motivated by discrimination
answer:
against


question:
topic: Charter schools
argument: Charter schools do not achieve economies of scale
answer:
against


question:
topic: Funding for space exploration
argument: Manned missions force space-craft to have greater weight-bearing capacities for rocks.
answer:

in favor