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.

Q: Statement: But there are arguments to the contrary. Choices: 1. The evidence to the contrary is very persuasive.  2. The opposite position simply cannot be argued.  3. The contrary position can be argued. 

A: 1
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Q: Statement: Its Minakshi Devi Shrine is dedicated to a pre-Hindu fish-eyed goddess taken into the pantheon with her husband, Shiva his Sundaresvara Shrine is next door. Choices: 1. The Minakshi Devi Shrine is from before Hindu times. 2. The Minakshi Devi Shrine is nowhere near the Sundaresvara Shrine. 3. The Minakshi Devi Shrine contains gods that also exist in Hindu culture.

A: 3
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Q: Statement: People love their dogs, even their Dalmatians. Choices: 1. Dogs are loved by humans. 2. Cats are loved by dogs. 3. The dogs know they are loved.

A:
3
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