We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gay Marriage)  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.

Sent1: If a State seeks to define marriage as a union between a Man and a Woman, then so be it, provided there be an avenue for civil union.
 Sent2: Remember, part of what defines marriage is that it is between a man and woman.
Not similar

Sent1: If two people cannot do this for some legal reason, they are being denied equal rights unless marriage is completely outlawed within that nation.
 Sent2: The fact that marriage is a civil right doesn't necessarily mean that everyone should get marriage, but certainly we are denying people civil rights if we deny them marriage.
Similar

Sent1: The fact is that homosexuals have the same right to marry that straights have.
 Sent2: Especially since gays are equal in that they have the same rights to marry as straight people do.

Similar