TASK DEFINITION: We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gay Marriage)  into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.
PROBLEM: Sent1: My civil rights, freedom, and religious liberty should never be curtailed because it is an affront to you and your religion.
 Sent2: All I am asking is that you accept that my marriage is just as valid under my religion as yours is under your religion, and that we are all entitled to the same civil rights.

SOLUTION: Similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: Everyone has the right to marry someone of the opposite sex, and with gay marriage, everyone will have the right to marry someone of the same AND opposite sex.
 Sent2: But gay people can do that too; if people are going to marry not for love but for benefits, gays can do that by marrying someone of the opposite sex just for the benefits.

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: Hetero and homosexual couples should have equal protection under the law.
 Sent2: That violates the principle of equal protection before the law, because some married couples are getting state goodies on the basis of their being opposite genders.

SOLUTION:
Similar