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.
Input: Statement: The many bazaars, busy tailor's shops, and government-operated emporiums are fascinating places to observe the style, panache, and never-ending gall of that charming and often shameless scoundrel, the Kashmiri merchant. Choices: 1. People can observe Kashmiri merchants at bazaars, tailor's shops, and emporiums. 2. Kashmiri merchants are charming, but they often cheat tourists. 3. Kashmiri merchants are well-known for their honesty and forthrightness.
Output:
1