TASK DEFINITION: The input is taken from a negotiation between two participants who take the role of campsite neighbors and negotiate for Food, Water, and Firewood packages, based on their individual preferences and requirements. Given an utterance and recent dialogue context containing past 3 utterances (wherever available), output Yes if the utterance contains the small-talk strategy, otherwise output No. small-talk is a cooperative negotiation strategy. It is used for discussing topics apart from the negotiation, in an attempt to build a rapport with the opponent. For example, discussing how the opponent is doing during the pandemic or sharing excitement for the camping trip.
PROBLEM: Context: 'hi there'
Utterance: 'Hello.  How are you?'

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Context: 'Me as well. What item is your greatest priority for your trip?' 'Firewood and my second priority is water.  I'm open to negotiating though.' 'Glad to hear because I really need firewood and food. What do you propose?'
Utterance: 'I can give you 3 packages of food but I really need the additional firewood.'

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Context: 'Hello there.  I am excited about this camping trip!' 'I'm also excited, I love the outdoors!' 'My favorite thing to do is sing songs and tell stories around a campfire.  Consequently, I was really hoping to get some additional packages of firewood. 🙂'
Utterance: 'I do love sing alongs around the campfire. I usually go hiking and it requires a lot of energy and fuel. Maybe I can get additional food packages?'

SOLUTION:
Yes