In this task, you're given a statement, and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence clearly disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3' corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Q: Statement: Bearing in mind, then, that the stories told in court will almost certainly diverge from one another, the panel emphasized that a person should do whatever possible to obtain objective evidence to confirm his or her story. Choices:  1. The stories told in court will most certainly not diverge. 2. There are many lies told in court that end up getting by. 3. The stories that were told in court pretty much diverge from one another.

A: 1
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Q: Statement: One is lulled into thinking that these contorted bathers are mere exercises in the handling of pastel, and not the work of, in the poet Paul Valery's words, a supremely cruel authority on female contours and poses. Choices:  1. One could think that this art was simple and not exploitative.  2. One could think that handling pastel is the only thing that matters. 3. One could think that a cruel authority of female contours is a positive thing. 

A: 2
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Q: Statement: Braziers and shoeshine boxes, lamps, candlesticks, coffee-grinders, coffee-pots, and samovars are am?­ong the many objects available. Choices:  1. There were no candlesticks, coffee-grinders and samovars available. 2. Other than the diversity of the objects available, there was also a good price for most of them. 3. There are many objects available: candlesticks, coffee-grinders and samovars.

A:
1
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