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.

Q: Statement: The really interesting question is why the Cato Institute and other free-market conservatives should be willing to squander their intellectual credibility by associating their names with this sort of thing. Choices: 1. The Cato Institute is been applauded for associating their name with this. 2. Risking their intellectual credibility will really damage their business. 3. There is question as to why the Cato Institute would associate with this sort of thing.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: Special nozzles or other hardware are generally not required. Choices: 1. Special nozzles aren't usually required. 2. Special nozzles are typically needed more than other hardware is. 3. Special nozzles and other hardware are almost always required.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: but uh i as as far as that goes i at we at we at least agree on you know on what we enjoy in that regard but uh Choices: 1. We both enjoy it, but you even more. 2. We have different tastes on this matter. 3. We both enjoy it.

A:
1
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