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.

[Q]: Context: 'Hello there! I look forward to striking up a deal that's good for both of us. 🙂' 'hello, me too. what is most valued to you?'
Utterance: 'I just want to make sure that I get a lot of firewood. It's going to be freezing cold on my trip, and I need to make sure I can stay warm. What's most valued to you?'
[A]: No

[Q]: Context: 'I am so excited to go camping! I am planning a nice long walk in the woods to decompress from the hectic days of working.' 'I am too. I've been thinking of this since COVID. I hear we have some materials to share between the two of us. What are you thinking? For me, I am from the South so I get cold easily 🙂 so firewood is my main priority.' 'Perfect! I'm a northerner, so the firewood is all yours! I'll need lot's of water to keep hydrated after the hike, and I'll probably be pretty hungry too.'
Utterance: 'My spouse calls me a water buffalo so I'm pretty water dependent if you couldn't tell. '
[A]: No

[Q]: Context: 'Food is what I need most. I can not survive with less than 2 food' 'i also need more food okay what if you give you 2 foods if you give me 2 firewoods?' 'that will be okay. then I take 2 water you take 1'
Utterance: 'i really need more food. are you sure that we cant do i get 2 foods and i can give you 2 firewoods and 2 water? what do you think?'
[A]:
No