instruction:
In this task, you will be shown a short story with a beginning, two potential middles, and an ending. Your job is to choose the middle statement that makes the story incoherent / implausible by indicating 1 or 2 in the output. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes less sense.
question:
Beginning: My mom told me not to be out past curfew. Middle 1: I stayed out early one day and got put on punishment. Middle 2: I stayed out late one day and got put on punishment. Ending: I didn't stay out late ever again.
answer:
1

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Beginning: This week was a bad week for the Dow. Middle 1: It increased several hundred points. Middle 2: It dropped several hundred points. Ending: It was a painful experience.
answer:
1

question:
Beginning: Sarah's mother always praised her daughter's drawings. Middle 1: Sarah's mother raved about the picture she brought home from school on Monday. Middle 2: Sarah's mother did not comment about the picture she brought home from school on Monday. Ending: Sarah felt betrayed by her mother.
answer:
1