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We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Gay Marriage)  into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.
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Sent1: However it should be recognised that gay marriage is not the same as opposite sex marriage.
 Sent2: There is precidence for marriages not being recognized state to state, outside of same sex marriage.
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Not similar


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Sent1: Even with lesbian and gay marriages being performed and recognized in some states, the Federal Defense of Marriage Law prohibits the federal government from recognizing gay and lesbian relationships.
 Sent2: The government does not specifically prohibit the legal marriage of gay people.
answer:
Similar


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Sent1: We are not longer primitive, so we should allow any couple to marry, as we already allow with straight couples who do not have children.
 Sent2: Having the "right" to marry someone we don't want to marry is no right at all.
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Not similar