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: The really interesting question is why the Cato Institute and other free-market conservatives should be willing to squander their intellectual credibility by associating their names with this sort of thing. Choices: 1. The Cato Institute is been applauded for associating their name with this. 2. Risking their intellectual credibility will really damage their business. 3. There is question as to why the Cato Institute would associate with this sort of thing.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: The data collected in the third phase are not specified before the first  they emerge, often with surprises, from the initial observations. Choices: 1. The data collected in the third phase is the most telling and most significant part of the process. 2. There are two phases to data collection to keep the process swift. 3. Data collected in the third phase may be surprising and unexpected based on initial observations.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Statement: Longabaugh wanted the recommendation to include research training as an explicit component. Choices: 1. The initial recommendation did not include research training. 2. The recommendation would be more complete if research training was included. 3. Longabaugh was opposed to using research training as an explicit component.
[EX A]:
2