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: That might be because Smith and Price's smart and compassionate work has given Borchardt and his cohorts a measure of celebrity, which removes the sting of nonentity-ness. Choices: 1. Borchardt owes some of his celebrity to Smith and Price. 2. Borchardt's work ultimately paved the way for Smith and Price. 3. Smith and Price came before Borchardt and his cohorts.

3