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: Hydroelectric dams
 Argument: There are better ways to store water than dams.
answer:
against


question:
Topic: New START Treaty
 Argument: Reducing US-Russian nuclear weapons makes for a safer world.
answer:
in favor


question:
Topic: Osama Bin Laden Sea Burial
 Argument: Why give Osama Bin Laden a dignified religious burial?.
answer:

against