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: Also, the state legislature could pass a law which applies to both marriage and civil unions, but the governor could line-item-veto the benefits to civil unions.
 Sent2: Due to the fact that legal marriages between heterosexual couples are granted federal recognition, benefits and interstate transportability which would be denied to Civil Unions if left up to individual states.

SOLUTION: Similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: Lastly gay isn't a civil right, you don't have a right to be gay.
 Sent2: Marriage is a civil right, and gays can get married, but you don't know if gay marriage is a civil right?

SOLUTION: Not similar

PROBLEM: Sent1: But if a law discriminates against someone on the basis of sexual orientation, then the law should stand unless it is applied differently to gay people than to heterosexuals.
 Sent2: All we have to do is eliminate the laws that discriminate against gay people.

SOLUTION:
Similar