TASK DEFINITION: The input is taken from a negotiation between two participants who take the role of campsite neighbors and negotiate for Food, Water, and Firewood packages, based on their individual preferences and requirements. Given an utterance and recent dialogue context containing past 3 utterances (wherever available), output Yes if the utterance contains the small-talk strategy, otherwise output No. small-talk is a cooperative negotiation strategy. It is used for discussing topics apart from the negotiation, in an attempt to build a rapport with the opponent. For example, discussing how the opponent is doing during the pandemic or sharing excitement for the camping trip.
PROBLEM: Context: 'Oh great! I love getting out into nature.' 'Do you have any preferences in regards to the firewood, food, and water? I would like us both to get what we need.' 'I get really cold at night so I'd like to have extra firewood. '
Utterance: 'Same. Plus I am planning on keeping a fire long into the night. Eating alot of food also helps keep you warm while sleeping. Perhaps I could offer you some extra food in return for some extra firewood?'

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Context: 'I am so excited to go camping! I am planning a nice long walk in the woods to decompress from the hectic days of working.' 'I am too. I've been thinking of this since COVID. I hear we have some materials to share between the two of us. What are you thinking? For me, I am from the South so I get cold easily 🙂 so firewood is my main priority.' 'Perfect! I'm a northerner, so the firewood is all yours! I'll need lot's of water to keep hydrated after the hike, and I'll probably be pretty hungry too.'
Utterance: 'My spouse calls me a water buffalo so I'm pretty water dependent if you couldn't tell. '

SOLUTION: No

PROBLEM: Context: 'Thats fine. If you want you can have 2 foods and I get 2 of the fire wood. Sounds fair?' 'And I would take 3 water? ' 'That would be a problem since I need the water too. I was hoping that since you got 2 foods ill get the 2 waters'
Utterance: 'Ok, I totally get that. So give me your total breakdown. I get how much of what, and you get how much of what?'

SOLUTION:
No