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: He has just rushed past me like a mad bull." Choices: 1. He stood next to me. 2. He ran by me, eager to get outside. 3. He ran by me.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: Hindu ethics say that the path to salvation has three  righteousness, prosperity honestly achieved, and, not least, pleasure. Choices: 1. The way to achieve prosperity honestly is written in Hindu texts. 2. Hindu ethics do not instruct you how to achieve salvation.  3. The path to salvation in Hindu ethics includes pleasure.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: The New York Times highlighted three prizes won by the New York Times . Eventually, all three papers got around to acknowledging that the Grand Forks Herald had won the top prize for its coverage of last year's North Dakota floods and fires. Choices: 1. The New York Times used deceptive journalism, however they eventually admitted the truth. 2. The New York Times gave two prizes to homeless people with amazing personal stories. 3. The Wallstreet Journal was the first publication to expose the New York Times.

A:
3
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