The input is taken from a negotiation between two participants who take the role of campsite neighbors and negotiate for Food, Water, and Firewood packages, based on their individual preferences and requirements. Given an utterance and recent dialogue context containing past 3 utterances (wherever available), output Yes if the utterance contains the small-talk strategy, otherwise output No. small-talk is a cooperative negotiation strategy. It is used for discussing topics apart from the negotiation, in an attempt to build a rapport with the opponent. For example, discussing how the opponent is doing during the pandemic or sharing excitement for the camping trip.

[Q]: Context: 'Hello there! How are you today?' 'I am fine . How about you?'
Utterance: 'I am doing well so far. 🙂 What items are of preference for you today?'
[A]: Yes


[Q]: Context: 'That's awesome! Since we have the basics, would you be willing to swap 3 packages of food for 3 packages of water?' 'We will need two food so we can fill their bellies, but I will be glad to offer you all the firewood since I can use my axe and get wood for us.' 'Absolutely understand. How does this deal sound: you will get 2 food, I will get 1. You will get 3 water, I will get 0. You will get 0 firewood, I will get 3.'
Utterance: 'That is a very fair deal. I am glad we could work this out.'
[A]: Yes


[Q]: Context: 'Hello How are you? 🙂' 'Hello there I'm well. How about yourself?' 'I'm good. I'm excited for the camping trip. I have been planning this for a few weeks. I'm excited to get out into the woods.'
Utterance: 'Oh great! I love getting out into nature.'
[A]:
Yes