In this task, you're given a pair of sentences, sentence 1 and sentence 2. Your job is to determine if the two sentences clearly agree/disagree with each other, or if this can't be determined. Indicate your answer as yes or no respectively.
Q: Sentence 1: Even so, it is better to avoid the crash-causing exuberance than it is to try to keep a crash from triggering a depression. Sentence 2: Better to avoid the exuberance in the first place than it is to treat the depression the crash causes.
A:
yes