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: Magic to lift things instead of honest ropes that shrink and wood that swells. Choices: 1. Magic is the most honest way to lift things. 2. Magic is dishonest because it can only be used by politicians. 3. Ropes and wood are more host ways to lift things than magic.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: uh this is the second summer that my husband's been retired and he did play more last year of course but we were gone a lot too uh Choices: 1. My husband has been retired now for multiple summers. 2. My husband plays more golf now that he's retired. 3. My husband plays a lot more this year and last year.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: He is coming to, remarked a voice very near Tommy's ear. Choices: 1. Tommy heard a voice off in the distance. 2. It was said close to the ear of Tommy. 3. The voice was familiar to Tommy.

SOLUTION:
3