TASK DEFINITION: Given the Target and Argument texts detect the stance that the argument has towards the topic. There are three types of stances "in favor", "against", and "neutral". 
PROBLEM: Topic: Death penalty
 Argument: The death penalty helps protect inmates and prison guards.

SOLUTION: in favor

PROBLEM: Topic: Colonization of the Moon
 Argument: Moonbase advances knowledge of human viability on alien planets.

SOLUTION: in favor

PROBLEM: Topic: Earmarks
 Argument: Earmarks create unsustainable institutional dependencies.

SOLUTION:
against