TASK DEFINITION: We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gay Marriage)  into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.
PROBLEM: Sent1: How does any gay getting married effect any straight couple?
 Sent2: It is my sincere feeling that short of redifineing marriage that all gays should have the same benefits afforded married straight couples........

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: But when it comes to the other side of the coin, Gay marriage directly affects a couples ability to have their love and commitment viewed under the law and in society the same way heterosexual marriages are viewed and protected.
 Sent2: Hetero and homosexual couples should have equal protection under the law.

SOLUTION: Similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: If gay marriage is just called marriage, how do we express that a couple is straight married?
 Sent2: We don't necessarily have a right to officially recognized gay marriage, but we have every right to tell the government if we want it or not.

SOLUTION:
Not similar