instruction:
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". 
question:
Topic: Assault weapons ban in the United States
 Argument: The 1994 assault weapons ban did not decrease crime.
answer:
against


question:
Topic: Turkey EU membership
 Argument: A growing EU reduces the significance of Turkey's size and population:.
answer:
against


question:
Topic: Death penalty
 Argument: The death penalty is often motivated by discrimination.
answer:

against