Instructions: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: The EPA finds that the benefits of a 590,254 tons of hydrocarbons reduced per year by the rule more than offsets the increase in oxides of nitrogen of 25,440 tons per year which will result. Choices: 1. The EPA sees no benefit in reducing hydrocarbons. 2. The EPA is correct in their assessment and is not politically motivated. 3. Reducing hydrocarbons offsets the increases in oxides.
Output:
2