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We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Death Penalty)  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.
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Sent1: I am very conservative and I am opposed to abortion and the death penalty.
 Sent2: I am not a big proponent of the death penalty.
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Similar


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Sent1: Also, within the USA, murder rates are consistently lower in states that don't have capital punishment.
 Sent2: States without the death penalty generally have lower murder rates.
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Similar


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Sent1: It seems that there is still a majority in this country who is for the death penalty.
 Sent2: It seems that you're assuming the correlation between crime rate and countries with capital punishment is that the death penalty encourages crime.
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Not similar