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: Additionally, more aggressive efforts to use frequent flyer miles to reduce the government's travel costs could, according to GSA, jeopardize its ability to negotiate significant savings under its contract air carrier program. Choices: 1. The efforts to use frequent flyer miles to lower government costs could affect the ability to negotiate savings with airlines. 2. The efforts to use frequent flyer miles to increase government costs could affect the ability to negotiate savings with airlines. 3. The efforts to use frequent flyer miles to lower government costs could affect the ability to negotiate savings with Delta.
[EX A]: 3

[EX Q]: Statement: He feels that an important element to managing staff is finding ways to recognize individuals and say athank you. Choices: 1. He believes saying thank you is an important part of managing staff. 2. He believes the recognition of individuals is an important part of managing staff. 3. He believes staff should not be thanked, after all they are getting paid.
[EX A]: 2

[EX Q]: Statement: In the spirit of the ongoing pile-on on journalists, I have to argue that journalists are to blame for rock pomposity. Choices: 1. Journalists are to blame for their pompous rigidness.  2. Journalists are an easy target due to the nature of their profession.  3. Journalists are currently well supported by the units that they report on. 
[EX A]:
2