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: In the 1980s, Democrats could be counted upon to argue that Republican presidents needed congressional authorization for military action. Choices: 1. Democrats never argued that presidents need congressional authorization for military actions. 2. Republicans in the 1980s also argued that Democrat presidents needed the permission of congress to carry out military actions. 3. Democrats in the 1980s consistently argued that Republican presidents needed the permission of congress to carry out military actions.

2