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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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Statement: However, he noted that these officers are often assigned to hardship locations that require difficult travel. Choices: 1. The locations they are sent to are low-income regions. 2. The locations where these officers are assigned often require difficult travel. 3. The officers get assigned to the best areas for them.
answer:
1


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Statement: (Well, for Skadden it's not such a mystery, considering that Slate is part of the name of the D.C. law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom.) Choices: 1. Slate is part of a law office's name. 2. Slate is not related to the law firm it shares a name with. 3. Slate is just a law firm.
answer:
2


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Statement: Bird's-nesting boys, picnic parties, thousands of people passing!  Choices: 1. There was not one person passing by. 2. It was a fun time for all with bird's-nesting boys, picnic parties, and thousands of people passing! 3. There were Bird's-nesting boys, picnic parties, and thousands of people passing!
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2