instruction:
Given the Target and Argument texts detect the stance that the argument has towards the topic. There are three types of stances "in favor", "against", and "neutral". 
question:
Topic: Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki
 Argument: Conventional bombs would not kill so many people.
answer:
against


question:
Topic: US debt ceiling deal
 Argument: Sweeping statements against the debt deal.
answer:
against


question:
Topic: European missile defense
 Argument: European missile defense would foster stability, not instability.
answer:

in favor