TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Statement: His nine pictures, completed between 1502 and 1508, cover the walls of the ground-floor chapel. Choices: 1. All of the paintings together make up a unique mosaic. 2. He only painted his works before 1500. 3. He painted a series of pictures over a period of six years.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: Of those found guilty, the majority were ordered to pay court costs, plus a $100 fine. Choices: 1. Most of the guilty had to pay court costs and a $100 fine  2. The guilty didn't have to pay any costs 3. The guilty got off easily 

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: While it is quite true, as she notes, that Republicans adhere to the questionable belief that tax cuts are ipso facto good (and tax hikes are ipso facto bad) for the economy and the financial markets, those same Republicans also tend to believe that wealth is inherently the property of the individual who created it. Choices: 1. Republicans view tax hikes are a good thing.  2. Republicans are generally pro-business, but also tend to views at odds with each other. 3. Republicans generally adhere to the belief that tax cuts are good, while tax hikes are bad.

SOLUTION:
2