TASK DEFINITION: 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.
PROBLEM: Statement: He wants the United States to adopt an emergency tariff of between 10 percent and 15 percent on imports to force other countries to abandon their mercantile trading strategies. Choices: 1. He wants that an emergency tariff is adpoted in the United States, said the news. 2. He wants that an emergency tariff is adpoted in Italy. 3. He wants that an emergency tariff is adpoted in the United States.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: but he's i don't know uh he's much much much more so It's sort of interesting though because he does bring a a much um different perspective with all the Gulf goings on um Choices: 1. It's worth listening to his opinions on the Gulf. 2. He spouts the same old same old about the Gulf goings on. 3. He brings a much different perspective on the Gulf situation.

SOLUTION: 1

PROBLEM: Statement: See The Sound of One Hand Talking for Slate 's take on Franklin and the panel.) Choices: 1. You can see the opinion of Slate on Franklin and the panel. 2. Franklin has led to many arguments over the principles. 3. Slate has will never hold any discussion over Franklin.

SOLUTION:
2