TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Statement: It's pretty obvious what conservative politicians are trying to do  develop a winning issue for the 1998 election. Choices: 1. Ahead of the 1998 election, conservative politicians are seeking a winning issue to campaign on. 2. Many commentators feel that even with a winning issue, conservative politicians will struggle to win votes. 3. Liberal politicians are trying to find a winning issue ahead of the 1998 election.

SOLUTION: 2

PROBLEM: Statement: Buttoned up, I looked almost respectable. Choices: 1. I looked decent. 2. I looked like a mess. 3. I looked like a good businessman.

SOLUTION: 3

PROBLEM: Statement: Under terms of the cease-fire, Israeli forces were allowed to remain in position on Mount Scopus, resupplied once a month by a United Nations convoy of food and medicine. Choices: 1. After the cease-fire, Israeli soldiers were able to stay on Mount Scopus and receive supplies once a month by the United Nations. 2. The terms of the cease-fire demanded Israeli forces remove themselves from Mount Scopus. 3. The United Nations provides the Israeli forces with needed food and medicine.

SOLUTION:
3