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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.
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Sent1: The murder rate for the state of New York, a state without the death penalty has increased this year with a higher rate of murder than it was in 2009.
 Sent2: States without the death penalty generally have lower murder rates.
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Similar


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Sent1: So, the question remains, why kill them if you don't need to.
 Sent2: if someone killed you wouldn't you want them dead?
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Not similar


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Sent1: Again I want to reiterate that I am not in favor of an anarchist society where there is no consequences for committing crimes, my point is that society is better served by life imprisonment than the death penalty.
 Sent2: I am "for" capital punishment... but if a criminal shows a desire for death over a life sentence, I prefer to be sadistic.
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Not similar