Definition: 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.
Input: Statement: ( Statistical Science rejected his request but will consider publishing his formal comments in a later issue.) Choices: 1. Statistical Science wouldn't accept his request, but will review his formal comments for later publishing. 2. He resent his request to Statistical Science, even after the first rejection. 3. Statistical Science accepted his request and will also publish his formal comments.

2