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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: 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.
answer:
1


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Statement: in a briefing, prior to an in-depth study of the implementation of the Bail Reform Act of 1984. Choices: 1. The briefing was held on a Saturday in a cold function room at the Hilton Hotel.  2. There was no such briefing about the Bail Reform Act of 1984.  3. There was a briefing about the Bail Reform Act of 1984. 
answer:
1


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Statement: The Kal shifted back and the axe buried itself to the shaft in the ground. Choices: 1. Only the top of the axe was visible as the rest was burried. 2. The axe was buried up to the shaft as the Kal shifted. 3. The axe flew in the air and did not come down. 
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1