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.

Q: 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.

A: 2
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Q: Statement: requested comments on the proposed changes in methodology to establish the salary equivalency guidelines. Choices: 1. Comments that were solicited concerning chapter order in the book. 2. Comments that were solicited regarding changes to methodology. 3. Unsolicited comments that related to gender and race equality

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Adrin with his long stick and short stick, San'doro with two short sticks held in a reverse grip. Choices: 1. San'doro nor Adrin were holding any sticks. 2. San'doro and Adrin held sticks. 3. The sticks they were holding had magical powers.

A:
3
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