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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.
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Statement: Time 's James Collins calls it pretty good, gooey, yearning, adolescent fun, and Entertainment Weekly 's Ken Tucker calls it a solid weekly soap opera. Choices: 1. James Collins from Time calls it several positive adjectives whereas Ken Tucker calls it solid. 2. James Collins from Time calls it several positive adjectives whereas Ken Tucker calls it solid because he likes using the word "solid" to describe things". 3. James Collins from Time calls it several negative adjectives whereas Ken Tucker calls it liquid.
answer:
2


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Statement: But this caveat has a  The prospect of future punishments gives you an incentive to investigate the corporation's history before you buy, which improves the chance that bad behavior can be uncovered while the actual perpetrators can still be punished. Choices: 1. CEOs often avoid punishment by selling their businesses. 2. The prospect of punishment won't encourage research into the history of a corporation. 3. Threats of punishment encourage you to research companies before purchase.
answer:
1


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Statement: Seeing it on the tray, sir. Choices: 1. Sir, it was there on the tray. 2. There was no trace left on the tray, sir. 3. There was no way I could have missed it sir, since the amount was so large on the tray.
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3