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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.
question:
Statement: But there are arguments to the contrary. Choices: 1. The evidence to the contrary is very persuasive.  2. The opposite position simply cannot be argued.  3. The contrary position can be argued. 
answer:
1


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Statement: Don't buy any unless you are an expert or have one with you. Choices: 1. Even if you're a novice, you should still buy one. 2. You need to have an expert with you if you want to buy one. 3. The expert will be able to tell if it is a fake.
answer:
3


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Statement: Two of the five-pound notes were now irretrievably dead. Choices: 1. All the five-pound notes were in pristine condition. 2. The five-pound notes had been destroyed by accident. 3. Some five-pounds notes were no longer usable.
answer:

2