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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.
question:
claim: The United States should maintain its embargo against Cuba.
 perspective: The embargo prevents the people of Cuba from joining the digital age by cutting them off from technology, and restricts the electronic flow of information to the island. 
answer:
undermine


question:
claim: Gay couples should be allowed to marry.
 perspective: The institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as being between a man and a woman. 
answer:
undermine


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claim: The best way to protect Scottish interests in the EU is to vote for independence.
 perspective: An independent Scotland nation-state would give it more influence.
answer:

support