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.

[Q]: Statement: He saw the hurt in the man's eyes but he had to talk to the Swords alone. Choices: 1. He took the man with him to attack the Swords. 2. He knew the man was upset but it was for his own good. 3. He had to speak with them privately.
[A]: 2


[Q]: Statement: It's a phase some kids go through. Choices: 1. Some children go through that phase.  2. Kids do not go through phases. 3. Sucking their thumb is a phase children go through. 
[A]: 3


[Q]: Statement: Critics protested that 1) the heroin look faded from fashion magazines months ago Choices: 1. The "heroin look" had been a favorite of critics for years. 2.  The fashion magazines had not featured a look referred to as the heroin look in awhile.   3.  The heroin look was on magazine covers everywhere now.
[A]:
1