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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: ( outlines how the Reform Party selects its presidential nominee.) Choices: 1. The Reform Party has only ever nominated white candidates. 2. There is no basis for how the Reform Party chooses its candidate, so they just support the Green candidate instead. 3. A nominee for president is selected by the Reform Party.
answer:
1


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Statement: France was developing a national identity of optimism, a high level of social critique, and constant pressure for improvement. Choices: 1. Things were changing for the better in France. 2. France's national identity had become more conservative, focusing on the glories of the past rather than facing the troubles of today. 3. The sense of optimism and pressure for improvement would lead to better living conditions for the poor.
answer:
3


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Statement: Coptic Christians founded an expansive community for prayer and contemplation here in the fourth century a.d. when many monks chose to live their lives as hermits. Choices: 1. Coptic monks have never lived their lives as hermits. 2. Some Coptic Christians were monks who lived as hermits. 3. The majority of Coptic monks lived their lives as hermits.
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3