The input is taken from a negotiation between two participants who take the role of campsite neighbors and negotiate for Food, Water, and Firewood packages, based on their individual preferences and requirements. Given an utterance and recent dialogue context containing past 3 utterances (wherever available), output Yes if the utterance contains the small-talk strategy, otherwise output No. small-talk is a cooperative negotiation strategy. It is used for discussing topics apart from the negotiation, in an attempt to build a rapport with the opponent. For example, discussing how the opponent is doing during the pandemic or sharing excitement for the camping trip.

[Q]: Context: 'hello'
Utterance: 'Hi friend. How is your day?'
[A]: Yes


[Q]: Context: 'Okay I understand that! Is there a particular reason that you do not need much water?' 'I figure I could always get some at the stream 🙂' 'Yes, I agree, but are you aware of the water quality at your campsite? '
Utterance: 'Not completely aware but I do have a filter that I brought from home. What are your needs?'
[A]: Yes


[Q]: Context: 'Howdy! Looking for firewood, water and food--really trying to get 3 packages of each, want to make sure my family has enough supplies for camping. I don't want anyone injured or our vacation cut short.' 'Ok.  I am looking to have one package of water and on package of food.'
Utterance: 'Is there any way you could let us have 3 packages of each? I'm just trying to make sure my family has enough, we don't get to get out in the woods that often. It's really important to us.'
[A]:
Yes