In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.

[EX Q]: Statement: Slate writer Mickey Kaus calls them). Choices: 1. Slate writer Mickey Kaus does not acknowledge their presence. 2. Slate writer Mickey Kaus invites them for an interview. 3. Slate writer Mickey Kaus summons them.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: Nothing to shoot at, he announced gloomily. Choices: 1. He was shooting with a gun.  2. So many targets for me to shoot at, he exclaimed joyfully! 3. He spoke with a gloomy tone about the lack of targets.
[EX A]: 1

[EX Q]: Statement: He is a clever man, that Sir Ernest. Choices: 1. Sir Ernest is an astute individual. 2. Sir Ernest had won over the hearts and minds of the jury with ease. 3. Sir Ernest was, unfortunately, not the sharpest spoon in the drawer.
[EX A]:
2