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: But this caveat has a  The prospect of future punishments gives you an incentive to investigate the corporation's history before you buy, which improves the chance that bad behavior can be uncovered while the actual perpetrators can still be punished. Choices: 1. CEOs often avoid punishment by selling their businesses. 2. The prospect of punishment won't encourage research into the history of a corporation. 3. Threats of punishment encourage you to research companies before purchase.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Increased fuel economy achieved by a reduction of engine deposits is estimated to be over $295 million for the same time period. Choices: 1. There has been a decrease in the fuel economy. 2. The engine deposits cause cars to be fuel inefficient. 3. Almost $295 million in fuel cost savings have been achieved.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: In the 1960s, a revisionist school of economic historians proved that limiting wheat exports would have made only a puny dent in the calamity. Choices: 1. Wheat exports would only be able to be limited slightly. 2.  limiting wheat exports would have made only a puny dent in the calamity. 3. Limiting wheat exports proved to be the best action to take.

SOLUTION:
1