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.
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Question: 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.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: Since 1970, owner engineering downsizing has resulted in increased use of contractors to perform design and construction functions. Choices: 1. Owner engineering downsizing has no result on contractors. 2. Owner engineering downsizing has a result on contractors because they are able to work together well. 3. Owner engineering downsizing has a result on contractors.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: So if Barak gets his final deal with the Palestinians, Israel may find itself with a new kind of  an autonomous Palestinian state, a stone's throw (literally) from sacred Israeli territory, that is sinking into Third World poverty, anarchy, and civil war. Choices: 1. Palestine and Israel are neighbors. 2. Barak is hoping to broker a peace deal between Iran and Germany. 3. Palestine has no sacred territory.

Answer:
3