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.
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Question: Statement: Increased fuel economy achieved by a reduction of engine deposits is estimated to be over $295 million for the same time period. Choices: 1. There has been a decrease in the fuel economy. 2. The engine deposits cause cars to be fuel inefficient. 3. Almost $295 million in fuel cost savings have been achieved.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: we were kind of in for a rude awakening they had personal property taxes on like cars and the first year we're there it was like eight hundred dollars and we're like Choices: 1. The personal property taxes were very low. 2. When the bill for personal property taxes for cars came we weren't sure if we could afford it. 3. We were surprised they had personal property taxes on cars.

Answer: 2


Question: Statement: The Times claimed that the number boycotting never reached a critical mass that would have threatened the integrity of its list. Choices: 1. The boycotting was so severe that the list's integrity was completely destroyed in the process. 2. The boycotting was arranged by an opposing firm that did not believe in the integrity of the list.  3. The integrity of the list could be compromised by boycotting.

Answer:
2