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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.
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Statement: This festival features giant carp streamers flying from poles throughout Japan. Choices: 1. Carp streamers are not allowed during this festival in Japan. 2. There are giant carp streamers throughout Japan during the festival. 3. The festival is the largest one held in Japan.
answer:
3

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Statement: At the closeout meeting GAO staff may discuss the implications of the information gathered at that field location. Choices: 1. Staff can talk about all the information at the closeout meeting held on the last day of the audit. 2. Staff is not allowed to talk about information at the closeout meeting. 3. Staff can talk about all the information at the closeout meeting.
answer:
1

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Statement: Lico can offer a lot of input from the perspective of a barrio person, and he's also someone who is always helping other people. Choices: 1. Lico is frequently helping other people. 2. Lico has never been known to help anyone. 3. Lico lends money to those who are in financial difficulty.
answer:
3