TASK DEFINITION: The input is taken from a negotiation between two participants who take the role of campsite neighbors and negotiate for Food, Water, and Firewood packages, based on their individual preferences and requirements. Given an utterance and recent dialogue context containing past 3 utterances (wherever available), output Yes if the utterance contains the small-talk strategy, otherwise output No. small-talk is a cooperative negotiation strategy. It is used for discussing topics apart from the negotiation, in an attempt to build a rapport with the opponent. For example, discussing how the opponent is doing during the pandemic or sharing excitement for the camping trip.
PROBLEM: Context: 'Hi - I'm so excited for our camping trip. I'm most excited about getting to eat food that I normally don't when I am home' 'Ooh what kind of food?! Like MRE? I'm going to need lots of water because I'm going to the High Desert.'
Utterance: 'Hello! camper, how are you? I need us to make a deal where we all benefit.'

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Context: 'i cant afford to give you all 3 waters because i would need some for myself' 'I completely understand, I have a large family coming along, I really need the extra supplies, as for the food and firewood are you okay with the amount? ' 'i am an avid water drinker. i can afford to give you 2 water for three firewood though'
Utterance: 'I have alot of children, and those little rascals can chug water like there is no tomorrow, will you allow me to get the 3 waters and you can have 2 firewood and and 3 foods, what do you think?'

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Context: 'Hello 🙂What would you like to do with this deal?' 'My friend ended up having a medical emergency and couldn't go to the store when I asked her to get food. Because of that, I would like 3 food packages. I had to go help her with the medical forms and didn't have time to shop' 'Yes I can give you the three food but I need 2 water. I can become very thirsty. '
Utterance: 'Yes that is totally fine with me. What about firewood'

SOLUTION:
No