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: 'Hello, how are you doing today?' 'Hi! I am doing good.What about you?'
Utterance: 'Doing well, I'm exciting about my next camping trip with my family. '

SOLUTION: Yes

PROBLEM: Context: 'I have a very fast metabolism and a dog to take care of. Thanks for the firewood.' 'Awe! We have a dog as well, I love dogs!! How about if you get 1 package of food, 1 water and 2 firewood? Would that be sufficient for you?' 'I know I will need at least 2 packages of food. But you can have 2 of water.'
Utterance: 'I'm so sorry, we're getting very close to the end and will need to make a decision very soon! We can go without any firewood so How about you get all 2 firewood, 2 water and 1 food. I will really need at least 2 packages of food for all of us.'

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Context: 'Hi. I am looking at possibly taking 3 of the food packages, 2 of the water packages and one of the firewood. ' 'Hi. Why do you need so many food packages?'
Utterance: 'Well, I have two teenage boys who will be with me. In normal circumstances they go through a lot of food. While camping, hiking and kayaking I know we will need plenty to keep their energy level high to do everything.🙂'

SOLUTION:
No