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: It will be a lightning rod for controversy, he predicted.  Choices: 1. He predicted that it would spark controversy greatly.  2. He predicted that the controversy would die down within a few weeks.  3. He predicted that it wouldn't cause any controversy. 

A: 2
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Q: Statement: For insight into the local tin mining industry, visit the excellent Geological Museum on Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah. Choices: 1. Illustrations about local tin mining can be seen at the Geological Museum. 2. The Geological was destroyed by the tin miners. 3. The Geoligical Museum shows how tin was and is mined.

A: 3
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Q: Statement: So there could be a cumulative, speculative process in which the won fell far below what might be its long-term equilibrium value and the Korean economy was depressed far beyond what its postcrisis situation would be. Choices: 1. The economy in Korea was and always will be great. 2. The economy in Korea was in decline vastly beyond what its situation would be after a crisis. 3. Korea is a cool place to live, mostly because of the noodle shops.

A:
3
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