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We would like you to classify each of the following sets of argument pairs (discussing Death Penalty) into either SIMILAR or NOT SIMILAR. A pair of arguments is considered SIMILAR if the arguments are about the same FACET (making the same argument), and is considered NOT SIMILAR if they do not have the same FACET. A FACET is a low level issue that often reoccurs in many arguments in support of the author's stance or in attacking the other author's position.
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Sent1: If we don't stop the death penalty before we try to fix it, the imperfect system will continue to convict innocent people while we determine what is best for it.
Sent2: By the same token, if we keep administering the death penalty while the system is broken, we will have a much greater risk of putting someone innocent to death.
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Similar

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Sent1: Not to mention that the death penalty is more costly than simple life in prison in both money and time.
Sent2: And no one said that life in prision is "much worse" then the death penalty.
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Not similar

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Sent1: I'm sure he's guilty, but I am against the death penalty.
Sent2: I do not support the death penalty - but it's not because I feel bad for criminals.
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Similar