In this task you will be given a claim and a perspective. You should determine whether that perspective supports or undermines the claim. If the perspective could possibly convince someone with different view, it is supporting, otherwise it is undermining.

Q: claim: Prescription drugs should be advertised directly to consumers.
 perspective: The ads make people take too much medicine

A: undermine
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Q: claim: We must negotiate with terrorists.
 perspective: Terrorists can’t be trusted – better to crush them

A: undermine
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Q: claim: social networking sites should be banned at the workplaces.
 perspective: Social media enables government and business interests to invade the privacy of its users.

A:
support
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