In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
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Question: Statement: He didn't hit the man hard but it was loud. Choices:  1. He hit the man softly. 2. He hit the man as hard as he could. 3. The sound of hitting the man echoed in the room.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: The wagons will circle to defend this last bastion of human conceit. Choices:  1. They love to defend this awful idea because it means that they are the top dogs in the world. 2. Nobody will come around to defend this idea. 3. People will come from far and wide to defend this mean idea.

Answer: 3


Question: Statement: Wanted to adopt me once. Choices:  1. Never cared if I was part of the family or not. 2. Wanted to adopt me once, because I was young 3. Once wanted to make me a part of the family

Answer:
3