TASK DEFINITION: We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Death Penalty)  into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.
PROBLEM: Sent1: The death penalty is an effective deterrent when used properly.
 Sent2: These two statistics show that the justice system is too imperfect for capital punishment to be used effectively.

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: Given the scrutiny of death penalty cases, it seems that we would be more likely to lock someone up for life in prison and never uncover their innocence than we are to execute an innocent person.
 Sent2: People use the argument that we should not execute people based on the possibility that they may be innocent, but they could care less if we lock someone up for life who may be innocent.

SOLUTION: Similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: Society today allows the criminal more rights than the victims.
 Sent2: The need to keep society safe from a criminal via encarceration balanced with the rights of the criminal against excessive punishment (ex.

SOLUTION:
Not similar