You will be given a topic and an argument. Decide the argument's stance towards that topic. The argument's stance is in favor or against the topic. If the argument supports that topic, answer with "in favor"; otherwise, if the argument opposes the topic, answer with "against".

[Q]: topic: Free public transportation
argument: Some public transport cities are already terrible; this would just increase the strain.
[A]: against


[Q]: topic: European Monetary Fund
argument: The EMF cannot be set up without a new treaty
[A]: against


[Q]: topic: No Child Left Behind Act
argument: No Child Left Behind effectively penalizes diversity in schools.
[A]:
against