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.

Statement: No one would be caught dead carrying a bag. Choices: 1. Carrying a bag is something no one would be caught dead doing. 2. Bags are considered a symbol of rebellion and unrest. 3. Everyone carried a bag, it was perfectly acceptable. 
2

Statement: The data collected in the third phase are not specified before the first  they emerge, often with surprises, from the initial observations. Choices: 1. The data collected in the third phase is the most telling and most significant part of the process. 2. There are two phases to data collection to keep the process swift. 3. Data collected in the third phase may be surprising and unexpected based on initial observations.
1

Statement: The festivities had died down; the streets were empting out. Choices: 1. The annual carnival was coming to a close.  2. The streets were packed as the festivities raged on. 3. The streets were clearing out as the festivities were ending. 

1