Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Problem:Statement: Opponents of the New York scheme had pointed out the unfairness of paying New York hospitals to undertake cutbacks that hospitals elsewhere were undertaking at no charge. Choices: 1. New York is given special treatment compared with the rest of the US. 2. Some claimed that New York hospitals shouldn't be paid for cutbacks. 3. Opponents of the scheme didn't mention the payments given to New York hospitals.
Solution:
2