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: Ah, it's not so bad. Choices:  1. It isn't very bad. 2. It is a horrible thing. 3. There were many situations that could be worse.

Answer: 1


Question: Statement: Not all the way--he has not yet succeeded in building a durable majority on the court. Choices:  1. He hasn't succeeded in getting a majority on the court. 2. He hasn't succeeded in getting a majority, which would be 61 votes. 3. He got the majority!

Answer: 1


Question: Statement:  'Let us take a brief moment of silence for the late Ted Hughes,' to the semiannual convention of Poetesses Who Love Anguished, Theatrical Histrionics (PLATH). Choices:  1. PLATH had a semiannual convention in NYC. 2. PLATH had a biweekly convention. 3. PLATH had a semiannual convention.

Answer:
3