TASK DEFINITION: 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".
PROBLEM: topic: Bailout of US automakers
argument: Low-interest loans to automakers will not solve their problems.

SOLUTION: against

PROBLEM: topic: DC handgun ban
argument: Worldwide the ownership of handguns has been correlated with higher homicide rates

SOLUTION: in favor

PROBLEM: topic: Criminalization of Holocaust denial
argument: Holocaust deniers' claim of no major loss of Jewish lives is false

SOLUTION:
in favor