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: Historian Thomas Reeves believes that, despite the media's reluctance to look into Kennedy's private life, if he had lived to have a second  [T]he realities of his lechery and his dealings with Sam Giancana might have leaked out while he was still in office, gravely damaging the presidency. Choices: 1. Thomas Reeves is a historian. 2. Thomas Reeves is a short, fat man. 3. Thomas Reeves is an artist.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: France was developing a national identity of optimism, a high level of social critique, and constant pressure for improvement. Choices: 1. Things were changing for the better in France. 2. France's national identity had become more conservative, focusing on the glories of the past rather than facing the troubles of today. 3. The sense of optimism and pressure for improvement would lead to better living conditions for the poor.
[EX A]: 3

[EX Q]: Statement: Sadly, although the tree has been proved to be among the oldest in Europe, most experts believe that it is only 2,000 years old and therefore not of Hippocrates's era. Choices: 1. This tree is from the era of the Roman empire. 2. Though there is evidence that the tree is one of the oldest in Europe, it is believed that it is not old enough to have been from Hippocrates' era. 3. There is no evidence to show that this tree is among the oldest in Europe.
[EX A]:
1