instruction:
In this task you will be given a claim and a perspective. You should determine whether that perspective supports or undermines the claim. If the perspective could possibly convince someone with different view, it is supporting, otherwise it is undermining.
question:
claim: Smoking should be banned in public places.
 perspective: Pack labelling or taxation a better alternative
answer:
undermine


question:
claim: Gay marriage should be legal.
 perspective: The institution of marriage cannot be harmed by giving more people the freedom to marry and it may become the case that heterosexual marriage is less stable than same-sex marriage. 
answer:
support


question:
claim: We have to employ mercenaries.
 perspective: strong incentive to perform is equal with PMCs
answer:

support