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: But this caveat has a  The prospect of future punishments gives you an incentive to investigate the corporation's history before you buy, which improves the chance that bad behavior can be uncovered while the actual perpetrators can still be punished. Choices: 1. CEOs often avoid punishment by selling their businesses. 2. The prospect of punishment won't encourage research into the history of a corporation. 3. Threats of punishment encourage you to research companies before purchase.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: uh well we probably have about three months Choices: 1. I believe we have around three months. 2. I think we shouldn't worry too much, they gave us six months of time. 3. We have exactly three months, but the last one will be super busy.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: National saving would be inadequate to finance even the investment necessary to maintain the nation's capital stock. Choices: 1. National saving would be adequate to finance in every case. 2. National saving would be inadequate to finance in every case, said the director. 3. National saving would be inadequate to finance in every case.

SOLUTION:
2