TASK DEFINITION: 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". 
PROBLEM: Topic: Mine Ban Treaty (Ottawa Treaty)
 Argument: Efforts to clear landmines should be improved, instead banning them.

SOLUTION: against

PROBLEM: Topic: Abortion
 Argument: If a fetus was defined as a person, the legal shifts would be too dramatic.

SOLUTION: in favor

PROBLEM: Topic: Home plate collision rule in baseball
 Argument: Catcher pads are not meant for human collisions.

SOLUTION:
in favor