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.

[EX Q]: Context: 'Hi there! How are you today?' 'Good!  How are you?'
Utterance: 'I'm doing well! Almost ready for my camping trip. Need some more supplies though.'
[EX A]: Yes

[EX Q]: Context: 'Hello, how are you doing?' 'I’m doing fine. How about you?' 'I'm doing well. I was hoping I could have the extra firewood because my group decided to camp for a few extra days and want to make sure we have enough'
Utterance: 'How many of you are on the camping grounds?'
[EX A]: Yes

[EX Q]: Context: 'i hope we can come to a compromise 🙂, what is another priority of yours besides the wood?' 'Food is a second priority for me, as I will be metal-detecting as well, & cannot risk fainting from the heat. How about I give you two firewood (I don't think we can "share", haha), you can give me two food packages, and two water packages.' 'okay, I am willing to give up more food to get the firewood, I like your offer🙂'
Utterance: 'I do as well. I'm glad we could come to an agreement! 🙂'
[EX A]:
Yes