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.

Q: claim: The prevalence of ‘African mercenaries’ is decreasing.
 perspective: Mercenaries still have a presence in coups

A: undermine
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Q: claim: The Guantanamo Bay detention centre should be closed.
 perspective: Gauntanamo Bay is detrimental to foreign relations for United States.

A: support
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Q: claim: More gun control laws should be enacted.
 perspective: More gun control is unnecessary because relatively few people are killed by guns.

A:
undermine
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