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We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gun Control)  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: Some people who want to ban guns try to use simplistic arguments to suggest that murder rates are tied to the number of guns available for criminal misuse; and they suggest more guns = more crime and less guns = less crime.
 Sent2: All that does is imply that crime rate depends on more than just the presence/absence of guns - it disproves 'more guns = more crime' about as much as it disproves 'more guns = less crime'.
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Similar


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Sent1: You can't just claim "Country A has more gun control and a lower homicide rate than Country B does" and leave it at that.
 Sent2: The states with the higher numbers of minorities have the higher rates of gun control because they claim they have more crime.
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Not similar


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Sent1: All gun control laws do is stop law abiding citizens from having guns!
 Sent2: All of the gun control laws the gun haters want will only be obeyed by the law abiding citizens!
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Similar