Definition: 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.
Input: Statement: Reviewers note that the essays, like the book, are long (97 pages about a cruise-ship voyage, 54 on the Illinois State Fair) and playful (He trounces words; he pivots on commas; he drops in and out of styles like a vaudevillian who lets the audience watch him change costumes right there on stage, says the Los Angeles Times ' Susan Salter Reynolds). Choices: 1. So far, there have been no reviews on his essays. 2. His essays have been more successful than his book, although the writing style is similar. 3. Reviewers note that the essays are like his book, long and playful.
Output:
3