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.

[EX Q]: Statement: This was-and remains-an enormous challenge. Choices: 1. Conducting a flawless office fire drill is an enormous challenge. 2. This is a very significant difficulty that has not be corrected. 3. This used to be a challenge but now it is very easy to accomplish.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Statement: This political pressure forced the Clinton administration to propose a compromise last week. Choices: 1. They had to come to an agreement due to the burdens they faced. 2. It took a toll on him. 3. They could not seem to come to a compromise. 
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: However, modern production methods, including thin artificial canvas and gaudy synthetic colors, saw them lose favor. Choices: 1. Before modern production methods, the only colors were red and blue. 2. Gaudy synthetic colors are among the modern production methods. 3. They gained favor thanks to modern production methods.
[EX A]:
1