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".

[EX Q]: topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus
argument: It is difficult for restaurants to keep calorie counts consistent.
[EX A]: against

[EX Q]: topic: DC handgun ban
argument: A handgun ban deprives citizens of the most commonly used weapon for self defense
[EX A]: against

[EX Q]: topic: Mandatory calorie counts on menus
argument: Calorie counts eliminate ability of restaurants to be spontaneous.
[EX A]:
against